Energy news for 14/12/2020
ENERGY GENERATION BY PLANTS IN GHANA
Total generation for 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 56.4678GWh
The peak demand was 2963MW.
The energy imported was 0.0138GWh
The energy exported was 4.6988GWh. The energy is exported to Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin.
Total generation for 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 18.5607GWh
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Akosombo Dam: 268.41ft
Bui Dam: 173.01m
Total generation for 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 37.9071GWh
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