https://padlet.com/kingsley_watsanengineer/j3ruy60r4306 An overview of current energy production; vis-a-vis energy demands of a country with over 25million population growing at about 2.1% per annum. en-us 2016-10-24 21:46:22 UTC 2025-10-29 03:24:26 UTC hello@padlet.com kingsley_watsanengineer https://padlet.com/kingsley_watsanengineer/j3ruy60r4306/wish/132863587 One of Ghana’s paramount constraints to economic growth is the unreliable and inadequate supply of electric power. The country has 2,450 mega-watts (MW) of installed generation capacity, including 546 MW of generation from independent power producers (IPPs). But actual availability hardly exceeds 2000 MW. This serves a population of 25 million that is growing at 2.1% per year. An existing thermal power plant is being re-fitted as a ‘combined-cycle’ facility that will run on natural gas and oil, generating an additional 110 MW. Another IPP, CenPower/Kpone, reached financial close in November 2014, and ultimately will produce 348 MW. These increases in capacity aid the Government of Ghana (GOG) to partly achieve its target of 5,000 MW of installed generation by 2016, including 10% from renewable sources. Reforms across the power sector will be necessary for Ghana to scale-up private-sector investment. Thus, Power Africa and other partners focus on the following priorities: (1) building a transparent framework for the development and management of Ghana’s substantial natural gas resources; (2) initiating a least-cost, transparent approach to generation expansion including competitive bidding; (3) effective allocation and pricing of legacy hydropower; (4) integrated resource and resiliency planning among the generation, transmission, and distribution sectors; (5); improved energy efficiency and demand-side management; and (6) expansion of renewable energy sources.]]> 2016-10-24 21:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kingsley_watsanengineer/j3ruy60r4306/wish/132863587