The President of the Republic of Ghana, H. E Nana Akufo-Addo will, on Saturday, October 10, 2020, commission a 6.85MWp solar park in Lawra in the Upper West Region.
The Lawra Solar Park is the first phase of the 17MW solar park being constructed by Ghana’s largest power generation company, Volta River Authority (VRA) in the region.
President Akufo-Addo, in February this year, cut the sod for VRA to commence the construction of 13MW and 4MW solar power projects at Kaleo and Lawra respectively.
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The original capacity of the Lawra Solar Park was 4MW, but energynewsafrica.com understands there was a technical improvement and this resulted in the enhancement of the capacity without extra cost.
The 13MW, the second phase of the project, has reached an advanced stage.
The solar parks are part of the VRA’s vision to diversify its sources of power into clean and renewable energy generation.
The project is being funded through a loan facility from KFW, a German financial institution, at the cost of 23 million Euros.
In addition, the Government of Ghana, through the Volta River Authority, is contributing 8.12 Million Euros in Project Development and Management activities.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com