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- Kpong Hydroelectric Project
Kpong Hydroelectric Project
Ghana
| Borrower | Ghana |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 23.03.1979 |
| Signed | 18.05.1979 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | KFAED |
| Executing Agency | Volta River Authority (VRA) |
| Co-financiers | CIDA, IBRD, VRA, SFD, KFAED, BADEA, EDF, EIB, IDA |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.70 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 243.30 |
The project aims at the provision of electrical power and has four main components: (a) the hydroelectric development of the Volta River at Kpong and associated transmission facilities; (b) reactive power compensation in VRA's transmission grid; (c) transmission lines and substations required to supply electric power to the Sefwi-Wiawso Bibiani area; and (d) a transmission line between Tema and Accra.