Kpone Thermal Power Station I | |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Kpone Thermal Power Station I in Ghana |
Coordinates: | 5.735°N 0.0106°W |
Country: | Ghana |
Location: | Kpone |
Owner: | Volta River Authority |
Status: | Under construction |
Th Fuel Primary: | Natural gas |
Th Fuel Secondary: | Diesel fuel |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 230MW |
Commissioned: | 2016 (Expected) |
Kpone Thermal Power Station is a 230MW gas-fired thermal power station in Ghana.
The power station is located in the Kpone neighborhood of the port city of Tema, approximately 31km (19miles), east of the central business district of Accra, the capital and largest city in the country.[1] The coordinates of the power station are:05°44'06.0"N, 0°00'38.0"E (Latitude:5.734998; Longitude:0.010548).
The station is under construction since 2012 and is expected to come online in 2016.[2] It is owned by the parastatal company called Volta River Authority.[3]