List of power stations in Ghana

The following page lists power stations in Ghana.

Thermal power stations

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		Natural gas	200	2010	Maximum installed capacity of 200MW. Often output is less than maximum[6]

Hydroelectric power stations

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	2010		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

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]	2016 (Expected)	Blue Energy Plc.	Under construction
Gomoa Onyandze [9]	Onyandze, Gomoa East		20	2016	Beijing Xiaocheng Company	Operational
Navrongo Solar Power Station[10]	Navrongo	10°52′48″N 1°06′10″W / 10.880000°N 1.102778°W	2.5[11]	2013	Volta River Authority	Operational

See also

• Electricity in Ghana
• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of power stations in Africa

References

1. CRO (3 February 2015). "Ghana: Construction of Kpone power plant starts". Construction Review Online (CRO). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. EAC (30 July 2015). "Ghana: Kpone IPP thermal power plant making progress". Esi-Africa.com (EAC). 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). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
5. Ring Power (8 June 2009). "Diesel Power Plant Generates Electricity for African Country". Blog.ringpower.com (Ring Power). 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. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
8. SPC (19 July 2014). "Ghana builds largest solar plant in Africa". Abuja: Sundiatapost.com (SPC). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
9. BXC connects 20MW solar plant to Ghana's national grid
10. Daily Graphic (8 May 2013). "VRA completes first solar plant in Navrongo". Myjoyonline.com Quoting Daily Graphic. Accra. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
11. Editorial (9 May 2013). "Let's Have Regional Solar Plants". Accra: Modernghana.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.