The Bui Power Generating Station in the Tain District of the Brong Ahafo Region will add 260 megawatts close to its installed capacity of nearly 400 megawatts.
This was revealed during a press tour of Bui Power Authority, BPA on Thursday.
The visit was to assess the facility’s performance in the wake of water level shortages that hit it. The Public Relations Officer of the Bui Power Authority, Salifu Wumbila explains the level of water at the Bui Dam and the level of power currently being generated.
He said “base on this year’s energy demand, what Bui power authority has agreed with the systems control centre is that during the peak hours we produce 250MW of power but at the instances at the request of the system’s control centre we able to produce more than what we are currently doing.”
Water level in Bui dam
“Our water level is around 173.90 and our maximum level is 183 meters above sea level. So the amount of power we are currently producing now is based on a generation plant that was prepared between Bui power authority in consultation with the systems control centre.”
Ghana is currently undergoing a load shedding exercise due to a shortfall in the power generated by the nation’s power producers.
The Akosombo dam which is the bedrock of Ghana’s power supply has been faced with inadequate water supply hence forcing the plant to shut some of its units. Other power plants that have been brought on board are yet to meet the generation targets for the country.
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