Ghana’s largest independent power generation company, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited, has been adjudged the power company of the year 2021 at the 5th Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra.
Sunon Asogli was nominated among Cenpower Generation Company, Wilkings Engineering, Enclave Power Generation Company, GRIDCo and Alpha TND.
Sunon Asogli is a 560 MW (750,000 hp) natural gas-fired thermal power station in Ghana.
The power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana.
According to the Management of Sunon Asogli, the award affirms the immense contribution of management and staff of the power plant in helping Ghana achieve energy security.
“We will continue to give our best to help improve the power situation not only in Ghana but the entire sub-region,” the company said.
This year’s Ghana Energy Awards saw two former Ghanaian Presidents, John Agyekum Kufuor and the late John Jerry Rawlings being honoured for their contributions in the Energy sector.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com