Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant

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Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant is an operating power station of at least 132-megawatts (MW) in Aboadze, Western, Ghana. It is also known as T3.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant Aboadze, Western, Ghana 4.974647, -1.657951 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 4.974647, -1.657951

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, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 132[2] combined cycle[3] not found 2013[4]

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 Volta River Authority [100%][2] Volta River Authority [100.0%]

Background

The plant is part of the three Takoradi power stations in Aboadze. The other power stations include Takoradi (TICO) Thermal power plant, and Takoradi (TAPCO) 1 Thermal power plant.[5]The major financier of the project was the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The plant cost was US $185 million.[6]In 2013, the plant came online.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/4%C2%B058'28.7%22N+1%C2%B039'28.6%22W/@4.9746492,-1.6588712,557m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d4.9746467!4d-1.6579514. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221226045342/http://www.vra.com/our_mandate/takoradi_3_thermal_plant.php. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602194021/https://www.hpi-llc.com/expertise/turnkey-power-plants/epc-projects/takoradi-t3. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005195023/https://www.fmo.nl/project-detail/31786. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Project detail - TAKORADI INTERNATIONAL COMPANY - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. "Ghana: Takoradi 2 Power Plant". May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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