The Takoradi Power Station is a

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at Aboadze, east of

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. It consists of three power plants. The Aboadze power station became operational in 1997 and is the first

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operated by the

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. Official inauguration was held on 15 October 2000 in participation of President

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. It is a

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power plant with an installed capacity of 330 MW combined by two 110 MW GE Frame 9E combustion gas turbines, and one 110 MW

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generator. The plant is fueled primarily by light crude oil. Oil is received through a

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connected to the plant by approximately undersea

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. Oil is stored in four storage tanks with a capacity of each. The secondary fuel is distillate fuel oil, which is used for start-up and shutdown of the plant. As the plant has dual firing capacity, it can run also on natural gas. The second plant has a capacity of 220 MW, with a future expansion up to 330 MW. It is owned and operated by Takoradi International Company, a joint venture of the Volta River Authority (10%) and CMS Generation, a subsidiary of

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. The third plant will be a 132 MW combined cycle power plant. It will consist of four gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators and one steam turbine. The plant will be operated by the Volta River Authority. Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) for the project is being carried out by HPI, LLC in consortium with S&W Solutions, both

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companies. Its cost is $185 million.

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