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The VRA was established by the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana on 26 April 1961. [2] The main purpose of the VRA is to generate and supply electricity for Ghana's needs. It is also responsible for managing the environmental impact of the creation of the Volta Lake on the towns and people bordering the lake.
The Visual Resources Association (also known as VRA) is an international organization for image media professionals.. VRA was founded in 1982 by slide librarians (visual resources curators) who were members of the College Art Association (CAA), the South Eastern Art Conference (SECAC), the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), and the Mid-America College Art Association (MACAA).
The VRA's primary task is to manage the development of the Volta River Basin, which included the construction and supervision of the dam, the power station and the power transmission network. The VRA is responsible for the reservoir impounded by the dam, fishing within the lake, lake transportation and communication, and the welfare of those ...
The power station is located in the Kpone neighborhood of the port city of Tema, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi), east of the central business district of Accra, the capital and largest city in the country. [1]
At the same time, VRA developed the 4 MW Lawra Solar Power Station, on 6.13 hectares (15.1 acres) in the town of Lawra. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The town of Lawra, Ghana is located about 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of Kaleo, close to the border with Burkina Faso .
Solar power station Community Coordinates Capacity (megawatts) Year completed Name of Owner Notes Nzema Solar Power Station [7]: Aiwiaso Village 155 [8]: 2022-2023 (Expected)
Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (IATA: VRA, ICAO: MUVR), formerly known as Varadero Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Varadero), is an international airport serving Varadero, Cuba, and the province of Matanzas. The airport is located 5 km from the village of Carbonera, closer to the city of Matanzas than to Varadero.
The spillage led to the displacement of 8,000 people in 8 communities along the Volta River downstream, with Mepe being the most affected. [4] The numbers have since increased to 31,000 [8] as of 19 October 2023.The number of affected people -children included, has increased to 35,857 as at 17 November 2023.