Ghana 1000 power station

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Ghana 1000 power station is a cancelled power station in Aboadze, Western, Ghana.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ghana 1000 power station Aboadze, Western, Ghana 4.97281, -1.6588 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-1, Unit 2-1: 4.97281, -1.6588

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 cancelled[2] liquefied natural gas[3] 750[3][1] combined cycle[4] not found
Unit 2-1 cancelled[2] liquefied natural gas[3] 550[3][1] combined cycle[4] not found

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1-1 One Energy Limited[5] General Electric Company; The Quantum Group Limited; Endeavor Energy; Emerging Capital Partners (ECP); AXA Entities; other
Unit 2-1 One Energy Limited[5] General Electric Company; The Quantum Group Limited; Endeavor Energy; Emerging Capital Partners (ECP); AXA Entities; other

Background

In May 2014, General Electric (GE), Endeavor Energy and Finagestion signed an agreement to build the plant[6] .

In 2015, GE announced the Ghana 1000 Power Project.[7]

The project will include gas infrastructure as well:

"The Project will include a combined cycle gas turbine power plant (CCGT), liquified natural gas import infrastructure in the form of a floating storage and regasification unit (“FSRU”) and gas pipeline from the FSRU to the power plant."[8]

According to Endeavor Energy:

"Ghana 1000 is in an advanced stage of development having completed negotiations and initialed its power purchase agreement with ECG, received PURC approval of its power tariff, secured its site, obtained an approved Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, and is prepared to enter into an EPC contract with a globally reputable firm having completed its EPC tender process."[9]

In March 2017, Interfax Natural Gas Daily reported that the project would be delayed until at least 2018.[10] Later in 2017, the news outlet reported the Ghanaian government might refuse to approve the project because the amount of power would exceed Ghana's grid capacity.[11]

In early 2019, the project was still stalled.[12]

In 2021, it isn't mentioned in Endeavor Energy's project list on their website, and it is assumed to be cancelled.[13]

As of June 2022 the plants still appears canceled.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211018191022/http://www.sagepetroleumgh.com/wp-content/download/Ghana%201000%20Project%20ESIA-Scoping%20Report-DRAFT%20MASTER%20ccj.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221012163811/https://www.africa-energy.com/database. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602182027/https://www.flenco.com/index.php/projects/119-erzin-combined-cycle-power-plant-61. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024061400/https://www.esi-africa.com/top-stories/ghana-1000-mw-gas-to-power-project/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125014443/https://www.sagetradinggroup.com/news/read.php?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=29. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Ghana 1,000 MW gas to power project, ESI Africa, May 15, 2014
  7. Tildy Bayar, GE to build 1200 MW gas-fired power plant in Ghana, Power Engineering International, Jan 28, 2015
  8. Ghana 1000 Gas to Power Project, Sage Petroleum website, Nov 7, 2014
  9. Ghana 1000 Gas-to-Power Project, Endeavor website, accessed Dec 12, 2019
  10. Miriam Malek, Ghana 1000 construction delayed until 2018,Interfax Global Energy, Mar 10, 2017
  11. Miriam Malek, Ghana 1000 gas-to-power project could be axed, Interfax Global Energy, Sep 29, 2017
  12. Daniel Marks, LNG-to-power a hard nut to crack in Africa, Petroleum Economist, Jan 2019
  13. Assets, Endeavor Energy, accessed May 14, 2021

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