Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station

Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station, also known as Asogli Thermal Power Station, is a 560 MW natural gas–fired thermal power station in Ghana{{Cite web |title=Dumsor looms as Sunon Asogli shuts down 560MW power plant over $259 million debt owed by ECG |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1349433/sunon-asogli-suspends-operations-at-560mw-power.html |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}. It is privately owned by Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited and was the first privately owned electricity generation installation in the history of Ghana. {{Cite web |title=Sunon Asogli Power shuts down due to $259m debt owed by ECG - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sunon-asogli-power-shuts-down-due-to-259m-debt-owed-by-ecg/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}The station ranks among the nation's top five terminal power plants.

In October 2024, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited announced the suspension of its 560 MW plant, effective October 8, citing the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) failure to honor overdue payment obligations.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Sunon Asogli Power Plant Shuts Down |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/sunon-asogli-power-plant-shuts-down/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}} As of the end of September 2024, ECG owed approximately US $259 million (excluding fuel)—a 23 % increase in receivables since January—while only around 22.6 % of invoices had been settled via the Cash Waterfall Mechanism.{{Infobox power station

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|country = Ghana

|location = Kpone, Tema

| owner = Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited

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| th_fuel_primary = Natural gas

| th_fuel_secondary = Butane

| th_fuel_tertiary = Diesel fuel

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|ps_electrical_capacity= {{convert|560|MW|abbr=on}}

|commissioned = 2010

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Location

It is located in the Kpone neighborhood of the port city of Tema, approximately {{convert|35|km|0}}, by road, east of the central business district of Ghana's capital city, Accra.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Accra,+Ghana/Sunon-Asogli+Power+Limited,+Tema,+Ghana/@5.6599732,-0.2085999,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0xfdf9084b2b7a773:0xbed14ed8650e2dd3!2m2!1d-0.1869644!2d5.6037168!1m5!1m1!1s0x10207ef088d40bdb:0xa634b26f5f65ef66!2m2!1d0.0473678!2d5.6802919!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Accra, Ghana and Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station, Tema, Ghana |access-date=30 June 2020}} The geographical coordinates of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station are:05°40'49.0"N, 0°02'50.0"E (Latitude:5.680278; Longitude:0.047222).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B040'49.0%22N+0%C2%B002'50.0%22E/@5.6821918,0.0464577,1314m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d5.6802778!4d0.0472222 |title=Location of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station, Tema, Ghana |access-date=30 June 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station - Ghana |url=https://www.indexmundi.com/z/?lat=5.680278&lon=0.047222&t=p&r=20&p=Sunon%20Asogli%20Thermal%20Power%20Station&cc=gh&c=ghana |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.indexmundi.com}}

International Collaborations

Togbe acknowledges that development should not rest solely on the government. He also highlights the importance of Ghana leveraging international resources, including expertise, to drive its progress.{{Cite web |title=International Collaborations |url=https://www.togbeafede.com/subcat_select.cfm?International%20Collaborations&corpnews_catid=2&corpnews_scatid=4 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.togbeafede.com}}

Overview

The power station, which came online in 2010, is privately owned by Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited. The table below illustrates the shareholding in the stock of Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited.{{cite web |author=CitiFMOnline.com |date=9 January 2013 |title=Asogli Power Plant To Become Electricity Exporter By 2016 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/438732/1/asogli-power-plant-to-become-electricity-exporter-.html |accessdate=30 June 2020 |publisher=Modernghana.com |location=Accra}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 0.5em auto"

|+ Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited Shareholding

! Rank !! Name of Owner !! Percentage Ownership

Shenzhen Energy Group Limited

China-Africa Development Fund

The power station was built in phases. The first phase, with installed capacity of 200 megawatts, was completed in 2010. Often output was less than maximum.{{cite web| url=https://constructionreviewonline.com/2015/06/asogli-power-ghana-resumes-power-generation/ |title=Asogli Power in Ghana resumes power generation |publisher=Construction Review Online | date=12 June 2015 |author=Bonface |access-date=30 June 2020 |location=Nairobi}}

Expansion

The table below illustrates the three phases of construction of the power station. After Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three were implemented in succession.

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 0.5em auto" \|+ Phased Construction of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station ! Phase !! Installed MW!! New Capacity MW	Year Completed
1	200	200	{{center\|2010}}
2	180	380	{{center\|2016}}
3	180	560	{{center\|2018}}

In April 2020, Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station and the Ghana Grid Company Limited completed the installation of a 330/161 KV interconnecting Auto Transformer at this power station. The new switchgear allows evacuation of more generated electricity with less technical power loss. The project cost US$5.4 million, with Sunon Asogli Power Station contributing US$2 million and Ghana Grid Company contributing the rest.{{cite web| url=https://africa-energy-portal.org/news/ghana-gridco-and-sunon-asogli-build-54m-auto-transformer-boost-power-supply |date=27 April 2020 |title=Ghana: GRIDCo and Sunon Asogli build $5.4m Auto Transformer to boost power supply |publisher=Africa-Energy-Portal.Org |access-date=30 June 2020 |author=Africa Energy Portal}}

References

External links

[http://sunonasogli.com/ Website of Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station]

Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in Ghana

Category:Eastern Region (Ghana)