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A total of 550 MW is generated; four gas turbines and a steam turbine Kpone Thermal Power Station II [1] Kpone Natural gas or Diesel fuel or Crude oil: 340 2017 (Expected) Biggest independent power plant in Africa to date. [2]
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.
To give perspective – In 2011, from the same Energy Commission, the largest Akosombo hydroelectric dam in Ghana alone produced 6,495 GWhrs of electric power and, counting all Ghana's geothermal energy production in addition, total energy generated was 11,200 GWhrs in the same year. [23]
In May 1960, the Ghana government called for tenders for construction of the hydroelectric dam. In 1961, an Italian consortium, Impregilo which had just completed the Kariba Dam, won the contract. In 1961, the Volta River Authority (VRA) was established by Ghana's Parliament through the passage of the Volta River Development Act. The VRA's ...
The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt (540,000 hp) hydroelectric project in Ghana.It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park.The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese state-owned construction company.
The design head of water at the plant is 11.75 metres (38.5 ft); the low head required the use of unusually large turbines for their power rating, with a Francis runner diameter of 8.2 metres (27 ft). The powerhouse is 148 metres (486 ft) long, 40 metres (130 ft) wide and 64 metres (210 ft).
This category contains articles pertaining to hydroelectric power plants in Ghana. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power stations in Ghana" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Dams are a product of the water-power engine and provide consistent energy to nearby populated areas. Murray 1 and 2 Hydro Electric Power Stations and the Tumut 3 Hydroelectric Power Station in Australia is responsible for generating between 550 megawatts and 1,800 megawatts of electricity. The water powered turbines used in these dams need ...