Prampram Thermal Power Project

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Prampram Thermal Power Project is a proposed 420-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Prampram, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.

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Background

In 2017, Corks Energy announced that Energy China GPEC would be the contractor for the Prampram Thermal Power Project, a 420 MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant. The plant will be built with two (2) GE Frame 9E Gas Turbines (GTs) with two (2) Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) & a Steam Turbine Generator (STG).

Project Details

• Sponsor: Corks Energy
• Parent company: Corks Energy
• Location: Prampram, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
• Coordinates: 5.724628, 0.116107 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (proposed): 420 MW
  • Combined-cycle units 1-2: 210 MW per unit (no start-up date)