VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY

PRESENTATION
For

Minister of Energy and Parliamentary Select

Committee on Mines & Energy

March 26, 2013

By: Ing. Richard N. A,. Badger

Current Ghana Installed
Capacity
 Operational Thermal Generation
Stations

Total
Thermal
Installed
Capacity
(1080MW)

Takoradi Thermal Tema Cenit Tema Mines Thermal 2 TICO

Power Station Plant Thermal Reserve Sunon
Power (220MW) Asogli
(330MW) (110MW) Power Plant
(80MW)
Plant Power
[Crude Oil, Diesel, Station
(50MW) ( Crude Oil,
[LCO, (110MW) Diesel Station
Natural Gas] Diesel & [High Grade (180MW)
[Crude Oil, Diesel] [ Diesel, Natural gas [ Diesel,
Natural Natural
Gas] Diesel, Natural
Natural Gas] Gas]
Gas]
 Upcoming Thermal Generation
Stations
Capacity
(1077MW)

Takoradi 3 Thermal Kpone Thermal Domunli Power

Power Station Power Project Project
(132MW) Takoradi 2 Takoradi 3 EX (220MW)
EX Thermal Thermal Power (450MW)
[Crude Oil, Diesel, Project (165MW) [ Diesel, Natural
Natural Gas]
Power [ Diesel, Natural
Gas] Gas]
Project [Crude Oil,
(110MW) Diesel, Natural
STATUS: Steam Gas] STATUS: STATUS:
Undergoing Turbine Construction is
Commissioning, ongoing. Tender evaluation
STATUS: Pre- ongoing to award a
qualification of consultancy
STATUS: End 2014 contract
Construction EPC bidders
has begun DOC 2015
DOC 2014 1st Qtr 2016
 Projected Ghana Installed
Capacity by 2016

Hydro Generation Navrongo

2MW Solar
 ABOADZE COMPLEX OVERVIEW
T1 Thermal Generation Facility consists of
• Two (2) 110MW GE Frame 9E Tri-fuel Gas Turbine Generators
• One (1) 110MW GE SC4 Steam Turbine Generator
• Two (2) Heat Recovery Steam Generators.
T2 (TICO) Thermal Generation Facility consist of
• Two (2) 110MW GE Frame 9E Tri-fuel Gas Turbine Generators
T3 Thermal Generating Facility consist of
• Four (4) 25MW Orenda OGT 25000 Gas Turbine Generators
• Four (4) Once Through Steam Generators
• One (1) 40MW Shinn Nippon Steam Turbine.
T3 Site Preparation
T3 Site Preparation
T3 Site Preparation
The T3 Plant
T3 – Water Treatment Plant
T3 – Cooling Tower
T3 – Gas Turbines
T3 – Steam Turbine
T3 - Chiller
President Working Visit – Switching on one gas
turbine
 T3 Plant Current Status
• Performance Test accomplished on March
16, 2013 (LCO)
• 127.2MW net power output (LCO)
• 132 MW net power output on gas
(awaiting gas supply)
• Punch List Items
• Awaiting Take Over
• Resolving control system issues on the
Steam operation