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Power Plants in Ghana
Ghana has 6 power plants on the map, adding up to about 2 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS6
TOTAL CAPACITY2 GW
MOST COMMON FUELHydro
By fuel
How Ghana’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Hydro3 · 50% · 2 GW
Gas2 · 33% · 490 MW
Solar1 · 17% · 20 MW
Largest power plants in Ghana
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
1,038 MWAksomboHydro1961
400 MWBuiHydro2013
330 MWTakoradi 1Gas
160 MWKpongHydro1982
160 MWTemaGas2008
20 MWGomoa OnyadzeSolar
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