The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has disclosed that it has developed approximately 150 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity since 2020 as part of efforts to expand Ghana’s renewable energy generation and diversify the country’s energy mix.

The Authority says the additional capacity will soon be commissioned into the national electricity grid, potentially strengthening the country’s power generation capacity and supporting the transition towards cleaner energy sources.

Senior External Relations Officer of the Bui Power Authority, Mawuli Fui Kwadzovia, made the disclosure on the Citi on Wednesday, October 28, while explaining the Authority’s investments in solar energy and its progress in developing renewable energy infrastructure.

According to him, the expansion follows an amendment to the Authority’s enabling legislation by Parliament, which broadened its mandate to include the development of green and clean energy resources.

“Our Act was amended by Parliament with a mandate to include green energy and clean energy into our energy mix. So from 2020, the Bui Power Authority has been running with a couple of solar development in the country.

“As we speak now, when you come to our base, we have developed close to 150 megawatts of solar. In 2021, we commissioned a 50 megawatts solar with a one megawatt floating solar and this floating solar is actually developed on our Black Volta.

“We mounted the solar panels on our on our Black Volta which was an experimentation we did to see whether it would be easy to convey power and that was actually proved very viable. Then in 2023, we added an additional 4 megawatts of floating solar, making the floating solar 5 megawatts in that regard.

“From 2023 till 2025 last year, we developed another 50 megawatt of solar, bringing the full complement to 105 megawatts. As at this year, we just added an additional 50 megawatts to the Bui generative solar, making a full complement to 150 megawatts of solar.”

Source: Citinews