Government is developing a 1,200-megawatt state-owned, combined-cycle gas-fired power plant as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s energy security, reduce electricity generation costs and create jobs.
The Ministry of Finance says the plant will be located at Kafodzidzi-Abrobeano in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality of the Central Region, with the first 600-megawatt phase expected to come online in 2028.
Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, disclosed the details during the presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review in Parliament, noting that feasibility studies had confirmed the viability of the project, with environmental assessments, engineering works and permitting processes progressing steadily.
The project forms part of the government’s broader gas-to-power transformation strategy, aimed at moving the country’s electricity generation from costly light crude oil to cleaner, domestically produced natural gas.
According to the Ministry, the plant will offtake an additional 150 million standard cubic feet of gas per day from the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) partners and the Gas Processing Plant 2 (GPP2), in a move expected to bolster the country’s energy capacity and support both residential and industrial demand.
Officials say that because the plant will be state-owned, the returns on the investment will remain within the country, rather than accruing to foreign investors, as is often the case with Independent Power Producer arrangements.
The government has not yet published a full cost estimate or financing structure for the project, and the anticipated reduction in electricity tariffs will depend on the 2028 commissioning timeline holding.
The initiative follows the recent commissioning of the 200-megawatt Bridge Power Plant, which is expected to supply over seven per cent of the country’s dependable thermal power, and comes as Ghana’s peak electricity demand has climbed to about 4,300 megawatts.
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