Prampram Thermal Power Project

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Prampram Thermal Power Project is a 420-megawatt (MW) power plant in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[1]

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Prampram, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

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Background

In 2017, Corks Energy announced that Energy China GPEC would be the contractor for the Prampram Thermal Power Project, a 420 MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant.[1][2] The plant will be built with two (2) GE Frame 9E Gas Turbines (GTs) with two (2) Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) & a Steam Turbine Generator (STG).

No progress has been reported since then, and as of 2021 it is assumed to be cancelled.

Project Details

  • Sponsor: Corks Energy
  • Parent company: Corks Energy
  • Location: Prampram, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
  • Coordinates: 5.724628, 0.116107 (approximate)
  • Gross capacity (cancelled): 420 MW
    • Unit 1: Gas- and fuel oil- fired combined cycle, 420 MW (no start-up date)

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Prampram Thermal Power Project (PTPP) 420MW, Corks Energy website, accessed Dec 17, 2019
  2. Energy China GPEC Signed the EPC Contract of Ghana Prampram 420MW CCPP Project, Energy China GPEC website, Dec 1, 2017