The Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has announced that the Foundry and Machine Tooling Centre at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) premises in Accra is expected to be fully operational within the next four to five months.
According to the minister, the cost to complete the facility will be factored into the next government budget.
He pledged to consult the relevant ministries, particularly the Ministry of Finance, to secure approval for the project's completion.
Speaking during a working visit to the facility on February 13, 2025, he stated that the facility is near completion, with an estimated progress of 95%. "The last facility we visited was the foundry.
