Abstract The development of clean and sustainable energy around the world has become a necessity as a result of the negative effect energy generated from fossil fuel have on the environment. Ghana intends to add nuclear power to its generation mix by 2029. This paper uses the SWOT analysis tool to assess the internal strengths and weaknesses as well as the external opportunities and threats in the country relative to its nuclear power program. We found out that despite the country’s effort towards meeting the requirements for the licensing, contracting, construction and operation of the facility, there are still some important loopholes which could delay the process. The research found out that Ghana has a lot of strengths and opportunities that makes an investment in nuclear power an economically viable option. However, issues such as porous security system, corruption, porous borders and policy discontinuity due to changes in political power are threats to the smooth implementation and operation of a nuclear power plant. The research therefore recommended to the government of Ghana to pay critical attention to some of these loopholes. We also looked at a particular weakness which is financing and provided some funding options for its development.

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核能促进可持续发展：加纳核议程的 SWOT 分析

摘要 由于化石燃料产生的能源对环境产生负面影响，世界范围内开发清洁和可持续能源已成为必然。加纳打算到 2029 年将核电添加到其发电结构中。本文使用 SWOT 分析工具来评估该国与其核电计划相关的内部优势和劣势以及外部机遇和威胁。我们发现，尽管该国努力满足设施的许可、承包、建设和运营要求，但仍有一些重要漏洞可能会延迟这一进程。研究发现，加纳有很多优势和机会，使投资核电成为经济上可行的选择。然而，安全系统漏洞、腐败、边界漏洞和政治权力变化导致的政策不连续性等问题威胁着核电站的顺利实施和运行。因此，该研究建议加纳政府高度重视其中的一些漏洞。我们还研究了融资方面的一个特殊弱点，并为其发展提供了一些融资选择。