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The first Ghana government-sponsored public electricity supply in Ghana commenced in the year 1914, at Sekondi-Takoradi, operated by the Ghana Railway Administration (Ghana Railway Corporation). Power supply was extended to Sekondi-Takoradi in 1928.
The VRA was established by the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana on 26 April 1961. [2] The main purpose of the VRA is to generate and supply electricity for Ghana's needs. It is also responsible for managing the environmental impact of the creation of the Volta Lake on the towns and people bordering the lake.
The Energy Commission of Ghana was founded by the enactment of an Act of the Parliament of Ghana, Energy Commission Act, 1997(Act 541).The primary supervisory body for the commission is the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana). [1] [5] Its precursor was the National Energy Board, started in 1989. [6]
Onyandze, Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana 5°22′22″N 0°41′36″W / 5.372778°N 0.693333°W / 5.372778; -0.693333 ( BXC Solar Power 20
The function of the ministry is to improve the distribution of electricity across the country, especially to communities and towns in rural Ghana. The ministry seeks to encourage the participation of the private sector in the development of energy infrastructure and secure future energy supply.
Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) is an electricity distribution utility company in Ghana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company is a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority , the main electricity generation company in the country. [ 1 ]
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has been investigating the use of nuclear power and is a member of the International Nuclear Library Network. [2] The commission is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency to implement nuclear power in Ghana as part of a wider project, Sustainable Energy Development for Sub-Saharan Africa. [3]
The Bui Dam is a 400-megawatt (540,000 hp) hydroelectric project in Ghana.It is built on the Black Volta river at the Bui Gorge, at the southern end of Bui National Park.The project was a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Sino Hydro, a Chinese state-owned construction company.