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Power plants in Ghana

A directory of 15 power plants in Ghana with a combined installed capacity of 9,709 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

15power plants
9,709MW total capacity
5fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Ghana)

Gas: 9 plants9GasHydro: 3 plants3HydroSolar: 1 plants1SolarCoal: 1 plants1CoalNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Ghana electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

469gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
36.2%low-carbon electricity
36.2%renewables
63.8%fossil fuels
Gas: 61 % of electricity61GasHydro: 35 % of electricity35HydroOil: 2 % of electricity2OilSolar: 1 % of electricity1SolarBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Ghana

#PlantFuelMW
1Nsuban nuclear power plantNuclear2,124
2Aboano power stationCoal2,100
3Ghana 1000 power stationGas1,300
4AksomboHydro1,020
5Aboadze Rotan power stationGas660
6Karpowership (Ghana) Osman Khan power stationGas450
7BuiHydro400
8Takoradi 1Gas330
9Takoradi (TAPCO) 1 Thermal power plantGas330
10Takoradi (TICO) Thermal power plantGas320
11Amandi power stationGas203
12KpongHydro160
13TemaGas160
14Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plantGas132
15Gomoa OnyadzeSolar20

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Ghana?

There are 15 power plants in Ghana in this open dataset, with about 9,709 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Ghana?

Nsuban nuclear power plant is the largest at about 2,124 MW (nuclear).

What fuels generate electricity in Ghana?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (9 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.

How clean is Ghana's electricity grid?

Ghana's grid carbon intensity is about 469 gCO₂/kWh, with 36.2% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).