Ghana

Hydropower Projects

Engineering for ten hydropower plants

Ghana

Hydropower
Projects

The scope of the assignment, commissioned by Government of Ghana (Ministry of Power), is the Pre-Feasibility study of 10 Medium-Sized Potential Hydropower projects in Ghana. The study includes six medium-sized, located on Ghana’s major rivers (Black Volta, White Volta, Tano, Pra) and four mini hydropower plants, with a total installed power of almost 300 MW.

The ultimate objective of the project is to improve the Ghanaian population’s access to reliable and quality electricity service, and thus help transition Ghana into a low-carbon economy through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Our specific regional experience started with our involvement in Construction Supervision of Weija Dam in Ghana in 1975; since then, Studio Pietrangeli has successfully completed hydropower and water resources projects in several countries in Western Africa. We have worked extensively in Sierra Leone (Bumbuna hpp, etc.) and Nigeria (Abuja water supply, Mambilla, etc.) and, more recently, in Burkina Faso (Bagré dam refurbishment).

Ghana

PLACE

Government of Ghana - Ministry of Power

CLIENT

2017 - in progress

YEAR

Main Features

Koulbi hpp – Black Volta River IP = 61 MW
– Dam RCC ( H = 37 m, L = 4 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No 2×30.5 MW)

Ntereso – Black Volta River hpp – IP = 77 MW
– Dam ( H = 39 m, L = 1,9 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No 2×38.5 MW )

Daboya hpp – White Volta River – IP = 96 MW
– Dam ( H = 23 m, L = 2,7 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No.3×32 MW )

Asuoso hpp – Tano River – IP = 66 MW
– Dam ( H = 60 m, L = 0,4 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No.2×33 MW )

Dodi Papase hpp – Wava River – IP = 1,4 MW
– Gross Head = 14 m
– Powerhouse: ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No. 2×700 kW)

Nworanae Falls hpp – Nworannae River – IP = 250 kW
– Gross Head = 13 m
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Pelton type, No. 1×250 kW )

Tanoso hpp – Tano River – IP = 86 MW
– Dam BFRD ( H = 50 m, L = 0,7 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No. 2x43MW )

Awisam hpp – Pra River – IP = 60 MW
– Dam BFRD ( H = 37 m, L = 0,7 km )
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Kaplan type, No. 2×30 MW )

Menuso hpp – Menu River – IP = 345 kW
– Gross Head = 8 m
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Bulb type, No. 2×170 kW )

Boumfoum Falls hpp – IP = 1.3 MW
– Gross Head = 23 m
– Powerhouse ( Outdoor, Francis type, No.1×1.3 MW )

Ghana