Ghana’s First Solar Power Plant Starts Production

{{Ghana’s President John Mahama is expected to inaugurate the country’s first solar power plant, Thursday, to be integrated into the national grid in Navrongo in the Upper East Region.}}

A statement issued from the presidency said the inauguration of the 2MW solar power plant is the first large scale power plant, constructed by the VRA, to be fed into the national grid.

In his State of the Nation Address in February this year, President Mahama announced that “we are progressing steadily in the area of renewable energy”.

Government has also deployed some 10,000 units of solar home systems to off-grid homes in deprived communities and some national security and basic schools.

Thursday’s inauguration of the 2MW solar power plant is however the first large scale power plant, constructed by the VRA to be fed into the national grid.

Ghana has a target of 5000MW of generated capacity by 2016.

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