Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station, also Asogli Thermal Power Station, is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
-fired thermal power station in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. The power station is privately owned by ''Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited''.
The power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana.
Location
It is located in the Kpone neighborhood of the port city of
Tema
Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most populo ...
, approximately , by road, east of the
central business district of Ghana's capital city,
Accra.
The geographical coordinates of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station are:05°40'49.0"N, 0°02'50.0"E (Latitude:5.680278; Longitude:0.047222).
Overview
The power station, which came online in 2010, is privately owned by ''Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited''. The table below illustrates the shareholding in the stock of Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited.
The power station was built in phases. The first phase, with installed capacity of 200 megawatts, was completed in 2010. Often output was less than maximum.
Expansion
The table below illustrates the three phases of construction of the power station. After Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three were implemented in succession.
In April 2020, Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station and the Ghana Grid Company Limited completed the installation of a 330/161 KV interconnecting Auto Transformer at this power station. The new switchgear allows evacuation of more generated electricity with less technical power loss. The project cost US$5.4 million, with Sunon Asogli Power Station contributing US$2 million and Ghana Grid Company contributing the rest.
See also
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List of power stations in Ghana
The following page lists power stations in Ghana.
Thermal power stations
Hydroelectric power stations
Solar power stations
See also
* Electricity in Ghana
*List of largest power stations in the world
*List of power stations in Africa
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Electricity sector in Ghana
Ghana generates electric power from hydropower, fossil-fuel (thermal energy), and renewable energy sources. Electricity generation is one of the key factors in order to achieve the development of the Ghanaian national economy, with aggressive a ...
References
External links
Website of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station
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Natural gas-fired power stations in Ghana
Eastern Region (Ghana)