GRIDCo and Sunon Asogli complete $5.4 M power project
Ghana: The Ghana Grid Company and Sunon Asogli Power have completed a US$5.4m project to increase power transmission capacity in the country.
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Ghana: The Ghana Grid Company and Sunon Asogli Power have completed a US$5.4m project to increase power transmission capacity in the country.
The project, which commenced full-scale operation on 15 April, 2020, involves the installation of a 200 MVA autotransformer to facilitate evacuation of about 120 MVA additional generation capacity from the Sunon Asogli power plant into the grid.
The Ghana Grid Company contributed an autotransformer at a cost of $3.3 M, while Sunon Asogli invested close to $2 M to cater for the remaining cost of the project.
The new equipment will also provide flexibility in system operation by enabling power transfer between the 161 kV and 330 kV networks, thereby ensuring stable and reliable transmission of power. The additional generation capacity being made available through this project, will further make about 1500 GWh of electricity available per year to the Ghanaian national grid.
Source: GhanaWeb