Navrongo Solar Power Station

Navrongo Solar Power Station
Location of Navrongo Solar Power Station
Country Ghana
Location Navrongo
Kassena-Nankana District
Upper East Region
Coordinates 10°52′48″N 01°06′10″W / 10.88000°N 1.10278°W / 10.88000; -1.10278Coordinates: 10°52′48″N 01°06′10″W / 10.88000°N 1.10278°W / 10.88000; -1.10278
Status Operational
Construction began 2012
Commission date 2013
Owner(s) Volta River Authority
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 2.5 megawatts (3,400 hp)

Navrongo Solar Power Station is a 2.5 megawatts (3,400 hp) solar power plant in Ghana.[1]

Location

The power station is located near the town of Navrongo, Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This location lies approximately 820 kilometres (510 mi) by road, north of Accra, the country's capital and largest city.[2]

Overview

Built at a cost of just over US$8 million, the plant is the first grid-ready solar station in the country. It is owned by Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghanaian parastatal responsible for public electricity generation. The power plant was commissioned in 2013.[3]

See also

References

  1. Daily Graphic (8 May 2013). "VRA completes first solar plant in Navrongo". Myjoyonline.com Quoting Daily Graphic. Accra. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. GFC (25 February 2016). "Distance between Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana and Navrongo, Kassena Nankana, Upper East, Ghana". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. Editorial (9 May 2013). "Let's Have Regional Solar Plants". Accra: Modernghana.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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