Kpone Thermal power plant

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Kpone Thermal power plant is a 220-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana, fueled by fuel oil and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Kpone Thermal power plant

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
GT1 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 110 MW gas turbine[3][4] not found 2016[3]
GT2 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 110 MW gas turbine[3][4] not found 2016[3]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Kpone Thermal power plant

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GT1 Volta River Authority[100.0%][3] Volta River Authority[100.0%][5]
GT2 Volta River Authority[100.0%][3] Volta River Authority[100.0%][5]


Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Kpone Thermal power plant

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kpone Thermal power plant Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana 5.7346, 0.0093 (exact)[6]

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Background

The construction of the plant started in 2012.[7] Key milestones regarding the Gas Turbine Unit 1 (GT1):[3]# In December 2014, cold commissioning started.# In December 2015, the turbine was fired with natural gas for the first time.# In January 2016, the turbine was fired with Diesel Fuel Oil for the first time.# In April 2016, the first synchronization to the grid was performed, and baseload was achieved.# In June 2016, the unit started commercial operation.Key milestones regarding the Gas Turbine Unit 2 (GT2):[3] # In May 2015, cold commissioning started. # In May 2016, for the first time, the turbine ran on natural gas and DFO. In the same month, the first synchronization to the grid was performed. # In June 2016, the unit achieved baseload and started commercial operation

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 "energycom.gov.gh/files/2021%20published%20Energy%20Statistics.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Volta River Authority - Kpone Thermal Power Station". www.vra.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "www.raisedfloorpolygroup.com/kpone-thermal-power-plant-ghana.html". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Volta River Authority - Profile of VRA". www.vra.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B044'04.7%22N+0%C2%B000'33.3%22E/@5.7346272,0.0079576,1112m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d5.7346241!4d0.0092594. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Ocloo, Della Russel (October 2015). "VRA to begin test transmission of Kpone Thermal Power Plant".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)