The $17m rooftop solar project that produces 16.8 megawatts of electricity has been commissioned at the Tema Free Zones Enclave.
The solar project, known as Africa’s single largest rooftop solar plant, which is financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the IMF Group, covers an area of one million square metres.
Mounted on the roof of Mega Warehouse, it is owned by Helios Solar Energy, a subsidiary of LMI Holdings.
According to the report by Daily Graphic on Friday, the construction, connection and installation of the entire project were executed by Ghanaian engineers and technicians.
The newspaper quoted the Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapa, as saying before the launch of the project that the Solar project was also very important for its socio-economic impact, creation of greener sustainable jobs for the people, as well as helping the country to meet its nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement.
He said that LMI Holdings was also helping to introduce skills and technology to the young engineers whom they had trained as part of the development and maintenance of the project, which he indicated would improve the standard of living of the people.
Mr Krapa, who once served as the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, described the facility as welcome news because it would lower the cost of production for companies in the enclave.
“What you have done will help contribute to power distribution here (Free Zone Enclave). It is laudable because solar energy over time has reduced costs in the mix. You are helping to power industry and you are helping the industry to also meet its green credentials.
“Very dear to my heart is how this project feeds into the government’s overall vision for the power sector and more specifically, the renewable energy vision that we have,” Mr Krapa added.
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Ghana: $17m rooftop solar project commissioned in Tema
