Bui Floating solar farm

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Other names: Bui Reservoir

Bui Floating solar farm is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Bui Floating solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2022[1] 50 MWp/dc[2] PV[3] Sinohydro[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA)[2]
2 Pre-construction[2] 50 MW[2] PV[3] Sinohydro[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA)[2]
3 Pre-construction[2] 50 MW[2] PV[3] Sinohydro[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA)[2]
4 Pre-construction[2] 50 MW[2] PV[3] Sinohydro[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA)[2]
5 Pre-construction[2] 50 MW[2] PV[3] Sinohydro[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA)[2]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Bui Floating solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana[2] 8.2794, -2.2363 (exact)[2]
2 Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana[2] 8.2794, -2.2363 (exact)[2]
3 Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana[2] 8.2794, -2.2363 (exact)[2]
4 Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana[2] 8.2794, -2.2363 (exact)[2]
5 Bole District, Savannah Region, Ghana[2] 8.2794, -2.2363 (exact)[2]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://powerafrica.medium.com/west-africas-first-solar-hydro-hybrid-plant-operational-in-ghana-62571b5cf54e. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/12/15/first-unit-of-250-mw-floating-pv-project-comes-online-in-ghana/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://buipower.com/hyrdo-solar-hybrid/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)