Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant

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Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant (also known as T3) is a 132-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Aboadze, Western, Ghana, fueled by fuel oil and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[2] 132 MW combined cycle[3] not found 2013[4]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Volta River Authority[100.0%][2] Volta River Authority[100.0%][5]


Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant Aboadze, Western, Ghana 4.9746, -1.6580 (exact)[6]

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Background

The plant is part of the three Takoradi power stations in Aboadze. The other power stations include Takoradi (TICO) Thermal power plant, and Takoradi (TAPCO) 1 Thermal power plant.[4]The major financier of the project was the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The plant cost was US $185 million.[7]In 2013, the plant came online.[4]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Volta River Authority - Takoradi 3 (T3) Thermal Plant". www.vra.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. "Takoradi T3 Power Plant - EPC Project - HPI US". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Project detail - TAKORADI INTERNATIONAL COMPANY - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. "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/4%C2%B058'28.7%22N+1%C2%B039'28.6%22W/@4.9746492,-1.6588712,557m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d4.9746467!4d-1.6579514. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Ghana: Takoradi 2 Power Plant". May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)