The Gomoa Onyaadze 20MW Solar Farm

Meinergy Technology Ltd.’s 20MW Solar Farm in the Gomoa Onyaadze District of Ghana’s Central Region consists of 40,480 polycrystalline silicon panels, 64,400 solar panels, 400 smart inverters, and 15,000 DC cables. The 20-megawatt production feeds into the national electricity grid, supplying the substation of the Ghanaian Electricity Company (ECG) in Winneba, a city of nearly 50,000 inhabitants, located 60 km from the capital Accra.

Meinergy financed and built the solar farm, considered as the second solar project to be initiated in Ghana, under a BOT arrangement for US$30 million It is part of the “One District, One Factory” programme, which aims to create favourable conditions for foreign investment. As part of its contractual agreement, Meinenergy will be responsible for managing the plant.

It is currently being upgraded to add 17 MW of power generation to the farm.