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Power Plants in Ghana

Ghana has 32 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 75th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 16 operating and 16 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 5.3 GW across 16 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Nsuban nuclear power plant (2.1 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Volta River Authority (5), NEK Umwelttechnik AG (4) and Bui Power Authority (BPA) (2) — Volta River Authority alone is named on 16% of them. Half of Ghana's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 16 with a known date), 7 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Akosombo hydroelectric plant, dating from 1965. 16 are in the pipeline, led by Nsuban nuclear power plant (2.1 GW), proposed. They account for 57% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ghana.

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32
Power Plant in Ghana
#75
of 155 countries
5.3 GW
Operating capacity
16
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Ghana

Who owns Ghana's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Akosombo hydroelectric plant (1965) · newest Bridge power station (2021) · 16 of 32 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Ghana compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Ghana?
OverWatts maps 32 power plants in Ghana — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 75th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Ghana?
Nsuban nuclear power plant, at 2.1 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Ghana's power plants have?
About 5.3 GW operating across 16 plants, with a further 7.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Ghana?
Volta River Authority is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 32 (16%). Next are NEK Umwelttechnik AG (4), Bui Power Authority (BPA) (2) and Meinergy Ghana (2).
How old are Ghana's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 16 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Akosombo hydroelectric plant (1965); 7 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Ghana?
16 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Nsuban nuclear power plant (2.1 GW), Norbert Anku solar park (900 MW) and Dawa Industrial Park solar farm (800 MW).

Other asset classes in Ghana

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335