The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that more than 57 per cent of the people in West Africa are without access to electricity. The bank stated this in its “West Africa Monitor Quarterly”, for the second quarter of 2014 report. It said that the percentage approximated the average for sub-Saharan Africa,” but extremely low … Continue reading 57 Percent of West Africans Lack Access to Electricity
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Ghana is ready for solar power
Agyenim Boating, Dean of Graduate School, Ghana Technology University (GTUC) has said the nation could go for solar energy if it musters political will and put in place right research investment and capacity building for local people. Dr Boateng observed that in the light of the country’s abundance sunshine, it has the potential to develop … Continue reading Ghana is ready for solar power
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Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
“The growth in the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be somewhere between 60 and 80 gigawatts over the next ten years, and solar is going to form 10 to 15 percent of the overall increase in energy mix across sub-Saharan Africa,” Douglas Coleman, project director for Mere Power Nzema Limited, told Anadolu … Continue reading Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana to get 155 MW from solar power
Ghana will soon add 155 megawatts of power from solar energy to support its energy mix. The PhotoVoltaic (PV) plant is expected to be completed in the next two years and would be funded by the Mere Power Nzema limited (MPNL). The company has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Electricity Company of … Continue reading Ghana to get 155 MW from solar power
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Ghana has potentential for Wind Energy
Mr Iver Høj Nielsen, Head of Press, State of Green Consortium, a public-private partnership in Denmark leading in the transition to a green growth economy, has said that Ghana has the potential for wind energy. “South Africa and Ghana have lots of wind,” he told a group of 12 environmental journalists from Ghana, South Africa … Continue reading Ghana has potentential for Wind Energy
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Ghana completes first solar plant in Navrongo
The Volta River Authority (VRA) is about to inaugurate its first solar power plant at Navrongo in the Upper East Region as part of its corporate policy to develop renewable energy resources to augment its power generation. The Navrongo Solar Power Plant is a 2MW facility, the largest grid PV plant in West Africa apart … Continue reading Ghana completes first solar plant in Navrongo
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Ghana to be Home to Africa’s Largest Solar Power Plant
The UK-based renewable energy company, Blue Energy, has announced plans to begin a photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Ghana. It will be the largest plant on the continent. The plant, which will be worth $400 million, can generate sufficient energy for 100,000 homes. The construction work of the 155MW solar PV plant will begin … Continue reading Ghana to be Home to Africa’s Largest Solar Power Plant
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