SCOPING REPORT

Scoping Report for the proposed Wind Energy Facilities in Anloga Extension (WPP1)
Chapter 1 - Introduction
VRA proposes to construct and operate two wind energy facilities as follows:
• 75MW Wind Power Project 1 (Anloga Extension) located at Anloga, Anyanui & Srogbe communities
in the Keta Municipal in the Volta Region (Site A)
• 75MW Wind Power Project 2 (Wokumagbe and Goi) located in Wokumagbe and Goi communities
in the Ada West District in the Greater Accra Region (Site B)
Two separate Scoping Reports and two separate Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
reports will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for decision-making. The contents
of this Scoping Report refer to WPP1. SELJEN Consult and the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research
(CSIR), a South African research council, have been appointed to undertake the ESIA process for the
proposed projects.
Since 1999, Ghana has been increasingly dependent on imported fossil fuels to meet its overall energy
requirements. All grid-supplied electricity is generated using a mix of hydro and imported fossil fuel. In the
90s, the increasing demand for electricity coupled with the effects of bad inflows of water for hydro
generation had resulted in load shedding. To meet this increasing demand and mitigate the effects of poor
inflows, 1231.50 MW of thermal generation capacity has been installed by close of 2013 with more under
construction. Currently, 43.8% of electricity in Ghana was being generated from fossil fuels whilst 56.1%
from large hydro power. Only 0.1% is generated from renewable sources, specifically solar power. Ongoing
studies for the development of energy from solar and wind resources are being undertaken.
To contribute towards this target and towards socio-economic and environmentally sustainable growth,
and kick start and stimulate the renewable energy industry in Ghana, the Government passed a RE law in
November 2011 (Act 832) to provide the necessary legal and regulatory framework to promote the
provision of energy, including electricity from renewable sources. The object of this law is to promote the
sustainable development and utilization of RE resources for electricity and heat generation. The goals of
the renewable energy sub-sector are to increase the proportion of renewable energy in the total national
energy mix and ensure its efficient production and use.
The Volta River Authority (VRA), in line with the National Renewable Energy Law, has in-turn set a 5-10
years’ Renewable Energy (RE) generation capacity target taking cognizance of the local and export
demand and the system constraints. VRA’s RE Development Programme Phase 1 (REDP1) aims at
developing about 164 MW of installed renewable energy capacity and this program consists of three
components, specifically (a) 150 MW Wind Power Phase 1 (b) 14 MW Solar Power Phase 1 and (c)
Renewable Energy Planning & Development Integration.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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