Ghana’s second largest state-owned power generation company, Bui Power Authority (BPA), will next month (October 2024) add 30 megawatts more of solar power from Yendi onto the national grid.
This will bring to a total of 85 megawatts of solar power that BPA generates onto the national grid.
The 30 megawatts will be the phase I of the 50 MWp solar power project being executed by BPA at Yendi in the Northern Region.
Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Accra last Friday, the Chief Executive Officer of BPA, Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi, said his outfit was committed to the development of Solar PV in northern Ghana.
Touching on the Yendi project, Mr Dzamesi said his outfit was making an effort to acquire lands around sub-stations at Bawku, Sawla, Tumu, Buipe and Zebila for similar projects.
Apart from the solar power projects, Mr Dzamesi revealed that feasibility studies for run-of -the-river hydro schemes on the three western rivers, namely Pra, Ankobra and Tano, and small/mini hydro schemes on the Wli Falls.
According to him, this study would provide the needed consideration for possible future development.
Ghana’s total solar energy portfolio is currently around 187 MW.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com