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Gas represents the largest source of electricity production in Ghana, followed by hydropower. According to data by the International Energy Agency, Ghana’s electricity mix in 2021 relied on natural gas (62.6 %) and hydropower (34.1 %). Solar power accounted for less than one percent.
While water usage is still a major necessity for the production of electricity, since 2015 the use of water has decreased. [13] In 2015 the total water withdrawals from thermoelectric power plants was just over 60 trillion gallons, but in 2020 it decreased to just under 50 trillion gallons.
It was constructed between 1977 and 1982. Its power station has a capacity of 148 megawatts (198,000 hp) with all four units running, though the total nameplate capacity is 160 megawatts (210,000 hp). [2] The project supplements power production from Akosombo Dam, for the melting of aluminium at VALCO in Tema. [2]
This is a list of countries and dependencies by annual electricity production. China is the world's largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India. Data are for the year 2022 and are sourced from Ember. [1] Links for each location go to the relevant electricity market page, when available.
Ghana's industrial and economic expansion triggered a higher demand for power, beyond the Akosombo's power plant capabilities. By 1981, a smaller dam was built at Kpong, downstream from Akosombo, and further upgrades to Akosombo have become necessary for maintaining hydropower output. [2] Increasing demands for power exceed what can be provided ...
Ghana Water had requested a 400% tariff increase to fully cover costs, but the regulator had pared down the request substantially, citing concerns about affordability. [4] Between 1990 and 1997, the average water tariff in Ghana's urban areas had been in the range of US$0.10 to US$0.15 per m³. [82] [83]
The power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana. [2] [3] Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station is part of the top 5 terminal power plant operation in Ghana. [4] In October 2024, the power station announced the shutdown of its 560 MW power plant because of ECG's failure to fulfil its overdue ...
The maximum energy that could be tapped from Ghana's available wind resource for electricity is estimated to be about 500–600 GWh/year. [56] To give perspective: in 2011, per the same Energy Commission, the largest Akosombo hydroelectric dam in Ghana alone produced 6,495 GWh of electric power and, counting all Ghana's geothermal energy ...