Kaleo Solar Power Station

De Kaleo Power Station be a  solar power plant insyd Ghana. E be owned wey na e be developed by de Volta River Authority, between February 2020 den August 2022. De power off-taker be GRIDCo (Ghana Grid Company), wich dey integrate de electricity into de national grid.

 Location 
De power station dey locate on , insyd de town of Kaleo, insyd Nadowli-Kaleo District, insyd de Upper West Region of Ghana. Kaleo dey locate approximately  southeast of de town of Nadowli, de district headquarters. Dis be about  northwest of de city of Wa, de capital of Ghana ein Upper West Region. Kaleo dey locate approximately  northwest of Accra de capital den largest city of Ghana. De geographical coordinates of Kaleo Solar Farm be:10°10'27.0"N, 2°32'01.0"W (Latitude:10.174167; Longitude:-2.533611).

 Overview 
De power station get a generation capacity of 13 MW insyd de first phase. De second phase plus new generation capacity of 15 MW construction wey start insyd 2022 wey na dem commercially commission am insyd 2023. Dis bring generation capacity at Kaleo to a total of 28 MW. 

Dem dey evacuate de power via a 34.5kV high voltage transmission line to a GRIDCo substation insyd Wa, about  away, wer na de electricity be fed into de national grid. Dis power station, togeda plus Lawra Solar Power Station, plus capacity of 4 MW dem intend to supply stable renewable power to de city of Wa den de surrounding metropolis.

 Developers 
Na de power station be developed by Volta River Authority (VRA), wey sanso own den operate de solar farm. At de same time, VRA develop de 4 MW Lawra Solar Power Station, on  insyd de town of Lawra. Lawra dey locate about  northwest of Kaleo, close to de border plus Burkina Faso.

 Construction den funding 
De construction costs give Kaleo Solar Farm (13 MW) den Lawra Solar Farm (4 MW) na dem report e be approximately US$25 million (€20.2 million), plus loan support from de German Development Bank (KfW). Dem dey expect VRA to borrow anoda €15 million from KfW to add anoda 15 MW insyd de second phase at Kaleo.

 References 

 External links 
 Volta River Authority webpage

Category:Solar power stations insyd Ghana
Category:Upper West Region
Category:2022 establishments insyd Ghana
Category:Energy infrastructure dem plete insyd 2022