Energy news for 08/01/2021

ENERGY GENERATION BY PLANTS IN GHANA 

Total generation from both hydro and thermal plants

The graph above shows the power generated by the various hydro and thermal ‍plants within 24 hours in Ghana. The power generated by these plants are measured in Gigawatts and Megawatts.

The total energy generated by the various hydro and thermal plants is  59.8048GWh

The peak demand was  2929MW.

The energy imported was 0.0001GWh

The energy exported was 6.7347GWh. The energy is exported to Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin.

 

Total generation from hydro plants

The graph above shows the electricity generated by hydro power stations in Ghana. The horizontal column shows the names of companies and the vertical column shows the amount of electricity generated within 24 hour period.
All electricity generated are transmitted by GRIDCO and GRIDCO transfer to ECG for onward distribution to consumers.

The total energy generated by the various hydro plants is  18.1386GWh

HYDROLOGY FOR TODAY 

Akosombo Dam: 267.45ft

Bui Dam: 171.79m

Total generation from thermal plants

The graph above shows the total power generation from the thermal plants in Ghana.

The horizontal column shows the names of companies and the vertical shows the quantum/amount of electricity generated.

The total energy generated by the various thermal plants is  41.6662GWh

 

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