2012-09-12 11:11:14 - Fast Market Research recommends "Volta River Authority - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review" from GlobalData, now available

Volta River Authority (VRA) is a Ghana-based power utility company. It supplies electricity to industrial, commercial and domestic customers across Ghana. The company owns and operates three power plants, namely, Akosombo Hydro Power Station, Kpong Hydro Power Station and the Takoradi Thermal Power Plant (TAPCO) at Aboadze. It sells power through GRIDCo. to ECG, VALCO, Aluworks, ATL, some mines and others. The company operates through three subsidiaries, namely,Akosombo Hotels Ltd, Volta Lake Transport Company and Kpong Farms Limited. It also undertakes non-power activities such as operating schools, hospitals, transportation and others. VRA is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

Recently, the company announced to construct a photovoltaic (PV) solar plant at a cost of eight million dollars at Navrongo in the Upper East

region. The plant intends to facilitate the harnessing of renewable solar power and generating electricity without using fossil fuels.


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Volta River Authority Key Recent Developments

Aug 03, 2012: VRA To Undertake Conversion Of Tema Thermal Power Complex In Ghana
Jul 24, 2012: IFC Invests In Takoradi 2 Expansion To Increase Power Generation In Ghana
Jul 16, 2012: TAQA Secures Ghanaian Parliamentary Approval For Takoradi 2 Power Plant Expansion
Mar 20, 2012: WAPCo And Partners Meet To Discuss Harnessing West African Gas For Sub-region's Development
Jun 20, 2011: KEC International Wins INR10.44 Billion Power Orders

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