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6.5-Megawatt Solar Power Plant In Lawra To Deliver 20 Megawatts Supply To National Grid- President

October 12, 2020
Stephen KotochiebyStephen Kotochie
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President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that, the Lawra 6.5-megawatt solar power plant will deliver combined power supply of about 20 megawatts to the national grid.

The president revealed this when he commissioned a 6.5-megawatt solar power plant, located in Lawra in the Upper West Region.

According to him, the commissioning reaffirms the commitment of his Government to diversify the country’s energy generation portfolio, and, thereby, help increase the renewable energy component of the country’s energy mix, and contribute to the fight against the effects of climate change.

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“Eight months on, I am happy to commission the first of the power projects which has been completed, and that is the 6.5-megawatt Solar Power Project, here in Lawra.

“The completion of this project in Lawra should remind all of us that the Government of Nana Akufo-Addo delivers on its promises.” 

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He then went on to say that, this solar plant is the first of its kind ever to be established in the Upper West Region and this means that, the Upper West Region now has its fair share of power generation facilities in the country.

The President said he was confident that, the solar plant at Lawra and Kaleo, whose combined output is sufficient to meet a significant portion of the electricity demand in the Upper West Region, will help support local, small and medium scale enterprises, as well as enhance other socio-economic activities. 

He then stressed that, it will help reduce transmission losses in the country’s national grid and improve the reliability of the distribution system in Lawra and its environs.

He further said, he was pleased that the Contractor in the process of constructing the plant, employed some 100 people from communities within the Lawra District.

“I am expectant that persons, particularly the youth, with the requisite technical skills, would be recruited for the operation and maintenance phase of this facility.”

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President Akufo-Addo said it was gratifying to learn that, the Volta River Authority (VRA) will ensure that this facility becomes a source for practical studies on solar power operations by Technical Universities in the Regions of the northern sector of Ghana.

As part of their corporate social responsibility to the community, both VRA and Elecnor, the Project Contractor, have undertaken to provide smaller installations of solar power as back-up to some specific facilities in the community.

These include the Lawra Hospital, Municipal Police Command, and a stand-alone system to the Lawra Paramount Chief’s palace.

To this end, the President applauded VRA and Elecnor for their leadership and commitment to the welfare of the people of Lawra and commended them for delivering the project ahead of schedule in spite of the challenges posed by COVID-19.

“The Ghanaian people are very grateful to the German Government for providing the twenty-two million-euro funds for the Project.

“I look forward to the early conclusion of the negotiations for the second phase of this Project, whose discussions are currently ongoing.”

It will be recalled that on February 4, this year, the President was in Kaleo, in the Nadowli District, to cut the sod for the construction of two solar power projects, one in Kaleo and the other Lawra, both in the Upper West Region.

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