Aboano power station is a 2,100 MW coal power station in Central, Ghana. It is operated by Sunon Asogli Power Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.6 million homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 15 Ghana power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 0.0% of Ghana's electricity; the national grid averages 469 gCO₂/kWh (36.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_aboano_ghana.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by Sunon Asogli Power Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 5.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Ghana has 1 coal power plant in this dataset, together about 2,100 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nsuban nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 2,124 MW · Central
- Gomoa Onyadze · Solar · 20 MW · Central
- Takoradi (TAPCO) 3 Thermal power plant · Gas · 132 MW · Western
- Ghana 1000 power station · Gas · 1,300 MW · Western
- Takoradi (TAPCO) 1 Thermal power plant · Gas · 330 MW · Western
- Takoradi (TICO) Thermal power plant · Gas · 320 MW · Western
Location
Coordinates 5.666667, -1.0 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Aboano power station?
Aboano power station is a 2,100 MW coal power plant in Central, Ghana.
Who operates Aboano power station?
Aboano power station is operated by Sunon Asogli Power Ltd [100%].