Ghana To Begin Construction Of 1,450 MW Gas-Fired Power Plant In December – Ato Forson

Ghana plans to begin construction of a 1,450-megawatt gas-fired power plant in December as part of a $2.2 billion investment in energy infrastructure to boost electricity supply and support industrial growth, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said on Thursday.

The plant, to be built at Kafodzidzi-Abrobeano in the Central Region, will be fully funded by the state. The first 600 MW is expected to come on stream by December 2028, with the remaining 850 MW scheduled for completion by December 2030.

Presenting the 2027 budget to parliament on November 12, Forson said the plant would use about 150 million standard cubic feet of additional gas a day from the Sankofa and Jubilee fields.

“In December 2026, we will start the construction of a 1,450-megawatt thermal power plant at Kafodzidzi-Abrobeano in the Central Region,” he said.

The government also plans to build a wholly state-owned 600 MW solar power plant backed by 2,000 megawatt-hours of battery storage to improve electricity supply and strengthen grid stability.

The projects are intended to support industries including bauxite and manganese processing, steel, cement and agro-processing, as well as the government’s 24-Hour Economy programme.

Forson said the investments formed part of efforts to achieve energy independence and address the sector’s financial difficulties.

“Mr. Speaker, we will end our dependence on costly emergency power by 2030,” he said.

According to the budget, Ghana’s energy sector recorded an annual shortfall of about $1.4 billion in 2025, while arrears owed to independent power producers and fuel suppliers stood at about $1.7 billion.

The government plans to invest $500 million between 2027 and 2030 to modernise the electricity transmission system and reduce losses.

It also plans to deploy two million prepaid meters to reduce distribution losses and fully implement performance-based private sector participation in electricity distribution by the end of 2027.

The government aims to cut power generation costs from about 16 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour to eight cents or less.