Sunon Asogli power station
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Sunon Asogli power station is an operating power station of at least 560-megawatts (MW) in Kpone, Greater Accra, Ghana.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunon Asogli power station | Kpone, Greater Accra, Ghana | 5.6803, 0.047054 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, 2: 5.6803, 0.047054
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3][4] | 200[5] | combined cycle[6][3] | not found | 2011[6] |
| 2 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[7][8] | 360[5] | combined cycle[9] | not found | 2017[6] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunon Asogli Power Ltd [100%][10] | Shenzhen Energy Group Co Ltd [60.0%]; China African Development Fund [40.0%] |
| 2 | Sunon Asogli Power Ltd [100%][10] | Shenzhen Energy Group Co Ltd [60.0%]; China African Development Fund [40.0%] |
Background
The plant is also called Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Plant (Ghana) Limited project, Sunon Asogli Kpone Power Plant Project, or Shenzen IPP.[11] The power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana. The Sunon Asogli power station is the first power production project in Africa fully owned by China.[12]
The power plant generates 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, providing 20% of the electricity needed by Ghana.[12] The 560 MW project cost US $700 million.[13] The project was jointly invested jointly by CADFund and China Shenzhen Energy Group Ltd.[12]
In 2007, the financial closure was reached.[11]
In 2010, the construction of the first unit was completed.[14]
In 2011, the first unit came online.[15][16]
From 2011 to 2016, the first unit supplied 550 million kW to Ghana’s grid.[14]
In January 2017, the second unit came online.[15]
In 2019, IPPs covered 36% of the total generation in Ghana.[16] The IPPs include Ameri, Karpower, Sunon-Asogli, and CENIT.
In October 2021, the company announced it is preparing to expand the plant with a Phase III unit which will contribute an additional capacity of about 500 MW to the national grid. The proposed third unit is a direct response to meet Ghana’s demand for electricity which increased by 10 to 11% in 2020.[17]
In November 2021, Sunon Asogli Power was awarded Energy Company of the Year-Power in Ghana.[18]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B040'49.1%22N+0%C2%B002'49.4%22E/@5.6803,0.0465068,261m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d5.6803005!4d0.0470537.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221026133806/https://www.energycom.gov.gh/files/2021%20published%20Energy%20Statistics.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221206212055/https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/485911468029951116/pdf/796560WP0P13140Box0377384B00PUBLIC0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221013164829/https://www.get-invest.eu/market-information/ghana/energy-sector/. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416113256/http://sunonasogli.com/sunon-asogli-power-play-leading-role-africas-renewable-energy-space/. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815062223/http://sunonasogli.com/companys-milestones/. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210917012752/https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/generation/ghanas-president-mahama-launches-unit-of-asogli-phase-ii/. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201205150154/https://www.devex.com/organizations/sunon-asogli-power-ghana-ltd-147095. Archived from the original on 05 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210602174800/http://sunonasogli.com/cool_timeline/phase-ii-project/. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815070332/http://sunonasogli.com/about-us/. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) - World Bank Group". ppi.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Cases - China-Africa Development Fund". en.cadfund.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ (PDF) https://www.ecowapp.org/sites/default/files/wapp_presentation-sunon_asogli.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ghana's President Mahama launches unit of Asogli phase II". ESI-Africa.com. April 21, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "sunonasogli.com/companys-milestones/". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Energy Sector – GET.invest". Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Member of Parliament for Kpone Katamanso Constituency, Hon. Joseph Akuerteh Tettey Visits Sunon Asogli Power Plant as Part of His Familiarization Tour - October 13, 2021". Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ↑ "Sunon Asogli Power Wins Energy Company of the Year-Power 2021 - November 22, 2021". Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
Additional data
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