Two GE 9E.03 gas turbines stand still at the project site in Anwamaso, Ghana. With the signing of the temporary handover certificate, all civil construction tasks undertaken by China Electric Power Construction's subsidiary, Hydropower Bureau 8, have been completed and officially entered the warranty period.

The power station is invested and constructed by Ghana's Volta River Authority, with an installed capacity of 124 megawatts. The civil engineering project includes internal roads, gas turbine foundations, condenser foundations, cable trenches, drainage ditches, and ancillary facilities. The overall power station is still awaiting equipment debugging and has not yet been commercially connected to the grid for power generation.

The cluster effect of the project is evident

Relying on the high-quality performance of the VRA gas power station relocation project, Hydropower Bureau 8 has successfully rolled over the development of the 124 MW new project in Kumasi. Previously, the Eighth Hydropower Bureau had assisted in relocating 10 TM2500 gas turbines from Takoradi and Tema in the south to Kumasi, forming a 250 MW installed capacity in two phases. From relocation projects to new construction projects, HydroChina Eighth Engineering Division has achieved a leap from individual projects to project clusters in the field of energy infrastructure in Ghana, and its experience of on-site market and performance branding continues to be validated.

Central Electric Heart Forming

Kumasi, as the second largest city in Ghana and the economic center of the Ashanti region, has seen a sharp increase in demand for electricity due to population growth and industrial expansion in recent years. After the civil engineering delivery of the 124MW power station, the total installed capacity of gas-fired power generation in Kumasi area is close to 374 MW. Ghana State Grid Corporation has previously completed the delivery of large transformers and the upgrade of transmission lines in the region. In July 2026, the Ghanaian government announced plans to build a 1200 MW state-owned combined cycle gas-fired power plant in the Central Region, with the first phase of 600 MW expected to be put into operation by 2028. The plan is still in its early stages. Keywords: the Belt and Road News Network, Gas Power Station, Infrastructure

Clear opportunities for deepening track cultivation

For Chinese engineering enterprises, high-quality performance in the African energy infrastructure market is continuing to translate into subsequent orders. From the construction of a 124MW new project to the relocation of a 250MW unit, and then to the long-term planning of 1200MW in the Kumasi region, the central power infrastructure has entered an acceleration channel. The trajectory of the civil engineering team from the VRA relocation project to the Kumasi new project indicates that companies that have entered the local market and established performance records are more likely to take the lead in subsequent large-scale projects. The planning of a 1200MW power plant is currently in the early stages, and the EPC bidding has not yet started, but it is worth continuing to pay attention to.Editor/Gao Xue