List of power stations in Ghana

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Thermal power stations

Power stationCommunityCoordinatesTypeCapacity (MW)Year completedAdditional description
Takoradi Thermal Power Station Takoradi 4°58′18″N1°39′26″W / 4.971667°N 1.657228°W / 4.971667; -1.657228 (Takoradi Thermal Power Station) Light crude oil or Natural gas 5502000A total of 550 MW is generated; four gas turbines and a steam turbine
Kpone Thermal Power Station II [1] Kpone 5°40′26″N0°02′15″E / 5.673900°N 0.037500°E / 5.673900; 0.037500 (Kpone Thermal Power Station II) Natural gas or Diesel fuel or Crude oil 3402017 (Expected)Biggest independent power plant in Africa to date. [2]
Kpone Thermal Power Station I Kpone 5°44′06″N0°00′38″E / 5.734998°N 0.010548°E / 5.734998; 0.010548 (Kpone Thermal Power Station I) [3] Natural gas and Diesel fuel 2302016 (Expected)Owned by Volta River Authority [4]
Tema Thermal Power Station Tema 5°40′39″N0°00′57″E / 5.677362°N 0.015828°E / 5.677362; 0.015828 (Tema Thermal Power Station) Diesel fuel 236200854 Caterpillar 3516B diesel power generators [5]
Sonon Asogli Thermal Power Station Kpone 5°40′49″N0°02′51″E / 5.68029°N 0.047368°E / 5.68029; 0.047368 (Sonon Asogli Thermal Power Station) Natural gas 2002010Maximum installed capacity of 200MW. Often output is less than maximum [6]

Hydroelectric power stations

Hydroelectric stationCommunityCoordinatesTypeCapacity (MW)Year completedName of reservoirRiver
Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station Ajena 6°17′59″N0°03′34″E / 6.299722°N 0.059444°E / 6.299722; 0.059444 (Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station) Reservoir 1,0381965 Lake Volta River Volta
Bui Hydroelectric Power Station Bui Gorge 8°16′43″N2°14′13″W / 8.278602°N 2.236935°W / 8.278602; -2.236935 (Bui Hydroelectric Power Station) Reservoir 4002013 Black Volta River
Kpong Hydroelectric Power Station Akuse 6°07′12″N0°07′30″E / 6.119989°N 0.125000°E / 6.119989; 0.125000 (Kpong Hydroelectric Power Station) Reservoir 1601982 River Volta

Solar power stations

Solar power stationCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (megawatts)Year completedName of OwnerNotes
Nzema Solar Power Station [7] Aiwiaso Village 6°09′20″N2°25′11″W / 6.155567°N 2.419711°W / 6.155567; -2.419711 (Nzema Solar Power Station) 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″N0°41′36″W / 5.372778°N 0.693333°W / 5.372778; -0.693333 (BXC Solar Power Station) 202016 [11] Beijing Xiaocheng CompanyOperational
Gomoa Onyaadze Solar Power Station [12] Onyandze, Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana 5°20′46″N0°42′12″W / 5.346111°N 0.703333°W / 5.346111; -0.703333 (Gomoa Onyaadze Solar Power Station) 202018 [13] Meinergy Ghana LimitedOperational
Navrongo Solar Power Station [14] Navrongo 10°52′48″N1°06′10″W / 10.880000°N 1.102778°W / 10.880000; -1.102778 (Navrongo Solar Power Station) 2.5 [15] 2013 Volta River Authority Operational
Kaleo Solar Power Station [16] Kaleo 10°10′27″N2°32′01″W / 10.174167°N 2.533611°W / 10.174167; -2.533611 (Kaleo Solar Power Station) 13 [17] 2022 Volta River Authority Operational

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Kpone Thermal Power Station II, also Kpone Independent Thermal Power Station, is a 340 MW (460,000 hp) multi-fuel-fired thermal power station under construction in Ghana.

Kpone Thermal Power Station I

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BXC Solar Power Station, also Onyandze Solar Power Station, is an operational 20 megawatt solar power plant in Ghana. The solar farm was developed, financed and is owned and operated by Beijing Xiaocheng Company, a Chinese independent power producer (IPP). The power station, commercially commissioned in April 2016, was the largest grid-ready IPP solar farm in Ghana, at that time. The energy generated at this power station is evacuated via a high voltage transmission line to a substation at Winneba Roundabout, where it enters the national grid.

The Kaleo Power Station is a 13 MW (17,000 hp) solar power plant in Ghana. The solar farm is owned and was developed by the Volta River Authority, between February 2020 and August 2022. The power off-taker is GRIDCo, which integrates the electricity into the national grid.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Google (25 February 2016). "Location of Kpone Thermal Power Station I" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Benjamin Glover; Della Russel (10 February 2015). "Sunon-Asogli Power Plant resumes production". Accra: Graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Matt McGrath (4 December 2012). "Ghana solar energy plant set to be Africa's largest". BBC News . London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Antony Kiganda (25 April 2016). "Newly constructed 20MW power plant in Ghana begins operation". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Xinhua (14 April 2016). "Chinese tech firm leads Ghana's solar energy breakthrough". China Daily . Beijing, China. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  12. ↑ Boris Ngounou (24 September 2018). "Ghana: Gomoa Onyaadze solar power plant now operational". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Jean Marie Takouleu (25 August 2022). "Ghana: Kaleo solar PV plant goes into operation". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Theresa Smith (25 August 2022). "Grid-tied solar plant successfully commissioned in Ghana". ESI-Africa.com. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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