Sunon Asogli power station
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Sunon Asogli power station is a 560-megawatt (MW) operating gas-fired power station in Kpone, Greater Accra, Ghana.
Project Details
Table 1: Unit-level details for Sunon Asogli power station
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP[1] | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | operating[2] | gas[3][4] | 200 MW | combined cycle[5][3] | not found | 2011[5] | – |
| 2 | operating[2] | gas[6][7] | 360 MW | combined cycle[8] | not found | 2017[5] | – |
Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Sunon Asogli power station
| Unit name | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited[100.0%][9] | Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd.[60.0%]; China African Development Fund[40.0%][10][9][11] |
| 2 | – | Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited[100.0%][9] | Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd.[60.0%]; China African Development Fund[40.0%][10][9][11] |
Location
Table 3: Plant-level location details for Sunon Asogli power station
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunon Asogli power station | Kpone, Greater Accra, Ghana | 5.6803, 0.0471 (exact)[12] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Background
The plant is also called Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Plant (Ghana) Limited project, Sunon Asogli Kpone Power Plant Project, or Shenzen IPP.[13] The power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana. The Sunon Asogli power station is the first power production project in Africa fully owned by China.[14]The power plant generates 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, providing 20% of the electricity needed by Ghana.[14] The 560 MW project cost US $700 million.[15] The project was jointly invested jointly by CADFund and China Shenzhen Energy Group Ltd.[14]In 2007, the financial closure was reached.[13] In 2010, the construction of the first unit was completed.[7] In 2011, the first unit came online.[5][4]From 2011 to 2016, the first unit supplied 550 million kW to Ghana’s grid.[7] In January 2017, the second unit came online.[5] In 2019, IPPs covered 36% of the total generation in Ghana.[4] The IPPs include Ameri, Karpower, Sunon-Asogli, and CENIT.In October 2021, the company announced it is preparing to expand the plant with a Phase III unit which will contribute an additional capacity of about 500 MW to the national grid. The proposed third unit is a direct response to meet Ghana’s demand for electricity which increased by 10 to 11% in 2020.[16]In November 2021, Sunon Asogli Power was awarded Energy Company of the Year-Power in Ghana.[17]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ CHP = Combined Heat and Power
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "energycom.gov.gh/files/2021%20published%20Energy%20Statistics.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/485911468029951116/pdf/796560WP0P13140Box0377384B00PUBLIC0.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Energy Sector – GET.invest". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "sunonasogli.com/companys-milestones/". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ "www.devex.com/organizations/sunon-asogli-power-ghana-ltd-147095". Archived from the original on December 5, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Ghana's President Mahama launches unit of Asogli phase II". ESI-Africa.com. April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ "sunonasogli.com/cool_timeline/phase-ii-project/". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "sunonasogli.com/about-us/". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Editorial, Reuters. "000027.SZ - Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. Profile - Reuters". www.reuters.comundefined. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund)". Investopedia. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B040'49.1%22N+0%C2%B002'49.4%22E/@5.6803,0.0465068,261m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d5.6803005!4d0.0470537.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) - World Bank Group". ppi.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Cases - China-Africa Development Fund". en.cadfund.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.ecowapp.org/sites/default/files/wapp_presentation-sunon_asogli.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Member of Parliament for Kpone Katamanso Constituency, Hon. Joseph Akuerteh Tettey Visits Sunon Asogli Power Plant as Part of His Familiarization Tour - October 13, 2021". Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ "Sunon Asogli Power Wins Energy Company of the Year-Power 2021 - November 22, 2021". Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
