Ghana orders first waste-to-energy power plant

• 2 years ago (2022-05-04)
• David Flin

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Ghana has ordered its first waste-to-energy power plant at Gyankobaa in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in Ashanti. The $6.5 million contract was signed between the German and Ghanaian governments.

The 4-year project involves construction of a hybrid waste-to-energy power plant to treat municipal solid waste. The 400 kW facility will convert 12 tonnes of waste into biofertilizer and energy daily. The power generated will consist of 200 kW from solar, 100 kW from biogas, and 100 kW from the pyrolysis of plastic waste.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the new plant was a manifestation of the government’s efforts to pursue reliable and sustainable alternatives to thermal energy generation for the country. The President said that the project, the first of its kind in West Africa, would help close the communal carbon cycle by developing the value chain of the process with the production and utilisation of compost. He said: “The hybrid waste-to-energy project has come at a time when major cities like Accra and Kumasi are facing dire challenges in finding dump sites.”