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Power plants in Ghana

A directory of 6 power plants in Ghana with a combined installed capacity of 2,108 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

6power plants
2,108MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Ghana)

Hydro: 3 plants3HydroGas: 2 plants2GasSolar: 1 plants1Solar

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
1AksomboHydro1,038
2BuiHydro400
3Takoradi 1Gas330
4KpongHydro160
5TemaGas160
6Gomoa OnyadzeSolar20

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Hydro (3)