List of power stations in Ghana
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The following page lists power stations in Ghana.
Thermal power stations
[edit]| Power station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Additional description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takoradi Thermal Power Station | Takoradi | 4°58′18″N 1°39′26″W / 4.971667°N 1.657228°W | Light crude oil or Natural gas | 550 | 2000 | A total of 550 MW is generated; four gas turbines and a steam turbine |
| Kpone Thermal Power Station II[1] | Kpone | 5°40′26″N 0°02′15″E / 5.673900°N 0.037500°E | Natural gas or Diesel fuel or Crude oil | 340 | 2017 (Expected) | Biggest independent power plant in Africa to date.[2] |
| Kpone Thermal Power Station I | Kpone | 5°44′06″N 0°00′38″E / 5.734998°N 0.010548°E[3] | Natural gas and Diesel fuel | 230 | 2016 (Expected) | Owned by Volta River Authority[4] |
| Tema Thermal Power Station | Tema | 5°40′39″N 0°00′57″E / 5.677362°N 0.015828°E | Diesel fuel | 236 | 2008 | 54 Caterpillar 3516B diesel power generators[5] |
| Sonon Asogli Thermal Power Station | Kpone | 5°40′49″N 0°02′51″E / 5.68029°N 0.047368°E | Natural gas | 200 | 2010 | Maximum installed capacity of 200MW. Often output is less than maximum[6] |
Hydroelectric power stations
[edit]| Hydroelectric station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Name of reservoir | River |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station | Ajena | 6°17′59″N 0°03′34″E / 6.299722°N 0.059444°E | Reservoir | 1,038 | 1965 | Lake Volta | River Volta |
| Bui Hydroelectric Power Station | Bui Gorge | 8°16′43″N 2°14′13″W / 8.278602°N 2.236935°W | Reservoir | 400 | 2013 | Black Volta River | |
| Kpong Hydroelectric Power Station | Akuse | 6°07′12″N 0°07′30″E / 6.119989°N 0.125000°E | Reservoir | 160 | 1982 | River Volta |
Solar power stations
[edit]| Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Name of Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nzema Solar Power Station[7] | Aiwiaso Village | 6°09′20″N 2°25′11″W / 6.155567°N 2.419711°W | 155[8] | 2022-2023 (Expected) | Blue Energy Plc.[9] | Seeking EPC proposals |
| BXC Solar Power Station[10] | Onyandze, Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana | 5°22′22″N 0°41′36″W / 5.372778°N 0.693333°W | 20 | 2016[11] | Beijing Xiaocheng Company | Operational |
| Gomoa Onyaadze Solar Power Station[12] | Onyandze, Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana | 5°20′46″N 0°42′12″W / 5.346111°N 0.703333°W | 20 | 2018[13] | Meinergy Ghana Limited | Operational |
| Navrongo Solar Power Station[14] | Navrongo | 10°52′48″N 1°06′10″W / 10.880000°N 1.102778°W | 2.5[15] | 2013 | Volta River Authority | Operational |
| Kaleo Solar Power Station[16] | Kaleo | 10°10′27″N 2°32′01″W / 10.174167°N 2.533611°W | 13[17] | 2022 | Volta River Authority | Operational |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ CRO (3 February 2015). "Ghana: Construction of Kpone power plant starts". Construction Review Online (CRO). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ EAC (30 July 2015). "Ghana: Kpone IPP thermal power plant making progress". Esi-Africa.com (EAC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Location of Kpone Thermal Power Station I" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ VRA (25 February 2016). "Volta River Authority: On-Going Generation Projects". Accra: Volta River Authority (VRA). Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Ring Power (8 June 2009). "Diesel Power Plant Generates Electricity for African Country". Blog.ringpower.com (Ring Power). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Benjamin Glover; Della Russel (10 February 2015). "Sunon-Asogli Power Plant resumes production". Accra: Graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Vaughan, Adam (4 December 2012). "Africa's largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Ventures Africa Magazine (19 July 2014). "Ghana builds largest solar plant in Africa". Sundiatapost.com Quoting Ventures Africa Magazine. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 4 March 2016) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Matt McGrath (4 December 2012). "Ghana solar energy plant set to be Africa's largest". BBC News. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Antony Kiganda (25 April 2016). "Newly constructed 20MW power plant in Ghana begins operation". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Xinhua (14 April 2016). "Chinese tech firm leads Ghana's solar energy breakthrough". China Daily. Beijing, China. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Boris Ngounou (24 September 2018). "Ghana: Gomoa Onyaadze solar power plant now operational". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Anu Bhambhani (18 September 2018). "Meinergy Ghana Commissions 20 MW Solar Power Plant In Gomoa Onyaadze, Ghana Using 64,400 Solar Panels". TaiyangNews.Info. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Daily Graphic (8 May 2013). "VRA completes first solar plant in Navrongo". Myjoyonline.com Quoting Daily Graphic. Accra. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Editorial (9 May 2013). "Let's Have Regional Solar Plants". Accra: Modernghana.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (25 August 2022). "Ghana: Kaleo solar PV plant goes into operation". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Theresa Smith (25 August 2022). "Grid-tied solar plant successfully commissioned in Ghana". ESI-Africa.com. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.