Kaleo Solar Power Station
The Kaleo Power Station is a solar power plant in Ghana. It is owned and was developed by the Volta River Authority, between February 2020 and August 2022. The power off-taker is GRIDCo, which integrates the electricity into the national grid.
Location
The power station is located on, in the town of Kaleo, in Nadowli-Kaleo District, in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Kaleo is located approximately southeast of the town of Nadowli, the district headquarters. This is about northwest of the city of Wa, the capital of Ghana's Upper West Region. Kaleo is located approximately northwest of Accra the capital and largest city of Ghana. The geographical coordinates of Kaleo Solar Farm are:10°10'27.0"N, 2°32'01.0"W.Overview
The power station has a generation capacity of 13 MW in the first phase. The second phase with new generation capacity of 15 MW construction started in 2022 and was commercially commissioned in 2023. This bring generation capacity at Kaleo to a total of 28 MW.The power is evacuated via a 34.5kV high voltage transmission line to a GRIDCo substation in Wa, about away, where the electricity is fed into the national grid. This power station, together with Lawra Solar Power Station, with capacity of 4 MW are intended to supply stable renewable power to the city of Wa and the surrounding metropolis.