Ghana’s energy Infrastructure strengthened

June 6, 2022

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The inauguration of the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (BSP) last week, is expected to improve the power supply in Ghana across the sectors.

The inauguration of the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (BSP) last week, is expected to improve the power supply in Ghana across the sectors. The project funded by the US government and completed over a period of six years is expected to support a reliable power supply for hundreds of thousands of schools, hospitals, offices, and homes in Ghana.The $50 million power substation is part of the MCC-Ghana Power Compact, according to the recent Press release.

Nicole Chulick, the Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Accra said that the Kasoa BSP has become the second largest-capacity BSP in Ghana. The expected outcomes of the 435-megavolt ampere (MVA) gas-insulated power substation include serving 250,000 ECG customers, reducing technical losses in the power transmission and distribution system, contributing to the financial viability of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) in the long term. Overall, the MCC Ghana Power Compact implemented by Ghana’s Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) in partnership with the Government of Ghana includes US$$316 million investment in new power infrastructure and reforms to provide more reliable, affordable electricity to Ghana.

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The MCC Ghana Power Compact constructed four power substations: the Pokuase BSP, the Kasoa BSP, the University of Ghana Medical Center Primary Substation at Legon, and the Ellen Moran Primary Substation at Kanda. These new power substations provide power to the 37 Military hospitals, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, University of Ghana Medical Center, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the National Mosque, and over 800,000 utility customers. Apart from upgrading the power system in 10 markets in Accra and Tamale, Compact projects also developed two new information technology systems: the Geographic Information System (GIS) and Multimeter Management System (MMS), to modernize the utility and help reduce commercial losses.