Energy news for 19/02/2021
ENERGY GENERATION BY PLANTS IN GHANA
Total generation from 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 58.5185GWh
The peak demand was 2922MW.
The energy imported was 0.0039GWh
The energy exported was 1.3363GWh. 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 X-axis shows the names of companies and the Y-axis 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 15.3320GWh
HYDROLOGY FOR TODAY
Akosombo Dam: 265.67ft
Bui Dam: 169.16m
Total generation from thermal plants
The graph above shows the total power generation from the thermal plants in Ghana.
The X-axis shows the names of companies and the Y-axis shows the quantum/amount of electricity generated.
The total energy generated by the various thermal plants is 43.1865GWh
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