Phase II of the Tsatsadu micro-hydropower production plant, built on the Tsatsadu waterfalls at Alavanyo in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region, has been put into service by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Phase I of the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS) was built entirely by Ghanaian engineers of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and was primarily financed by money generated domestically. President Akufo-Addo officially opened the station in December 2020, and Phase II added an additional 75 KW of power.
Additionally, Dr. Bawumia commissioned the BPA to build a Center of Excellence where engineering students would be housed and given hands-on training.
He explained that the initiatives were a part of the government’s efforts to diversify the nation’s energy sources and lessen its dependency on gas and oil for the production of power.
With the construction of a 5 MW solar farm on the Bui Dam, Dr. Bawumia, who is also the NPP’s flagbearer for the December elections, praised the Board and Management of the BPA for their efforts in diversifying their energy generation mix and promised to do even more in the event of a Bawumia government.
“As I have indicated in my Manifesto for the 2024 elections, I will work to introduce 2,000 MW of solar power into our energy mix. This will significantly reduce the cost of electricity, reduce the cost of living and operating a business. The solar panels will be manufactured here, further providing jobs for the youth,” Dr Bawumia stated.
Kofi Dzamesi, the CEO of the Bui electricity Authority, revealed that in order to supplement the national grid with more electricity, the BPA was looking at building more micro-hydro facilities, which might involve doing more work on the Tsatsadu waterfalls.
