Nsuban nuclear power plant is a 2,124 MW nuclear power station in Central, Ghana. It ranks #1 of 15 Ghana power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 0.0% of Ghana's electricity; the national grid averages 469 gCO₂/kWh (36.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_nsuban_ghana.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (announced); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
Ghana has 1 nuclear power plant in this dataset, together about 2,124 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aboano power station · Coal · 2,100 MW · Central
- Gomoa Onyadze · Solar · 20 MW · Central
- Tema · Gas · 160 MW · Greater Accra
- Kpong · Hydro · 160 MW · Volta
- Aksombo · Hydro · 1,020 MW · Eastern
- Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant · Gas · 132 MW · Western
Location
Coordinates 5.629125, -0.673349 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Nsuban nuclear power plant?
Nsuban nuclear power plant is a 2,124 MW nuclear power plant in Central, Ghana.