Bui Power Authority

At the start of any infrastructural project, acquisition of land is the major thing to secure before any project takes off. Procurement of land can be fraught with several challenges after buying it at a high price which takes a chunk of the investors' money. To alleviate this burden on investors in the Bono and Savannah regions, the Bui Power Authority (BPA) has come up with a strategy called Shareholding Partnership Arrangement where the Authority provides land to investors for free. According to the Deputy Director of Lands and Impact at Bui Power Authority, Eric Opoku Acheampong, the partnership arrangement…

The Bui Power Authority (BPA) in collaboration of the grid operator is constructing a 50MWp Solar PV farm, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023. The plant will include 5km of transmission lines enabling the vast improvement of electricity distribution in the Dagbon area. Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, the Chief Executive Officer of BPA, was speaking at a Media Roundtable and Site-Visit Event on the theme: “Powering a Sustainable and Digital Future for West Africa: Pioneering cases from Bui Power Authority, Ghana.” The event organised by Huawei, BPA and Mei Energy aimed to showcase to the International…