Bui solar farm

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Other names: Bolgatanga Solar Pv (Phase 4), Zebilla Solar (Phase 5)

Bui solar farm is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Yendi, Ghana.

Project Details

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

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
1 Operating[1] 2023[1] 50 MWp/dc[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
2 Announced[2] 30 MW[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
3 Announced[2] 30 MW[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
4 Announced[2] 30 MW[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
5 Announced[2] 30 MW[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
6 Announced[3] 30 MW[2] PV[2] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
7 Announced[4] 30 MW[2] PV[4] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]
8 Announced[4] 30 MW[2] PV[4] Bui Power Authority (BPA) [100%][2]

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Location

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

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Yendi, Ghana[5] 8.2784, -2.2368 (exact)[5]
2 Buipe, Ghana[2] 8.7896, -1.4680 (approximate)[2]
3 Sawla, Ghana[2] 9.2726, -2.4161 (approximate)[2]
4 Bolgatanga, Ghana[2] 10.7950, -0.8609 (approximate)[2]
5 Zebilla, Ghana[2] 10.9401, -0.4803 (approximate)[2]
6 Tumu, Ghana[2] 8.1198, -1.0223 (approximate)[2]
7 Bawku, Ghana[2] 8.1198, -1.0223 (approximate)[2]
8 Pru East District, Bono East Region, Ghana[2] 8.1198, -1.0223 (approximate)[2]

The map below shows the locations of the solar farm phases:

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/bui-power-authority-s-50mwp-solar-pv-farm-to-be-completed-end-of-2023/ar-AA1cGGdQ?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1. {{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 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013162347/https://3news.com/yendi-to-get-90m-solar-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240207141247/https://buipower.com/250mwp-solar-project/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240207102636/https://aowenergy.com/Articles/energy-ghana---bui-power-to-install-8-solar-p. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.africa-energy.com/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01922-1, https://www.africa-energy.com/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)