Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, and Burkina Faso’s national electricity company, SONABEL, have met in Ghana to discuss issues in the power sector especially power exports to Burkina Faso.
The meeting, held on September 22, 2023, was attended by Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, Director for Southern Network at GRIDCo, and other top officials of GRIDCo while SONABEL was also represented by its Director General, Ouedraogo Souleymane, and others.
During the meeting, SONABEL expressed its profound gratitude to GRIDCo for facilitating the timely completion of work on the Nayagnia Transformer at the Bolgatanga Sub-station in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
The project, which commenced in September 2022, was successfully energised a year later in September 2023.
SONABEL underscored the need for increased power supply from Ghana and explored possibilities for collaboration on projects aimed at enhancing transmission and power distribution in Burkina.
During their visit, SONABEL’s delegation held meetings with the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Energy Commission.
The delegation also visited the Bolgatanga Sub-station to inspect the completion of works on the 82T3 transformer.
SONABEL plays a vital role as a significant Bulk Customer of GRIDCo, receiving 150MW of power from Ghana through the Nayagnia Substation in the Upper East Region.
This power is further transmitted to the connection point at Zatoulie in Burkina Faso.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com