Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has inspected the Turkish power firm AKSA’s combined-cycle natural gas–fired power plant at Anwomaso near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, following the successful completion of its tie-in to the national transmission grid by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo).

The plant, which is being developed in two phases with a combined installed capacity of 350 megawatts (MW), is expected to inject an initial 141MW of power into the national grid.

The Minister was accompanied by officials of the Ministry, including the Chief Director, as well as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Ing. Frank A. Otchere.

The visit follows an earlier inspection of the facility by the Deputy Minister for Energy, Richard Gyan-Mensah, in December 2025.

Other power plants under construction within the Anwomaso enclave—notably CENIT Energy’s 330MW facility—alongside the Volta River Authority’s K1TPP, which is already on the grid, are expected to significantly boost electricity supply to homes, businesses, and industries, particularly across Ghana’s middle belt.

The inspection reaffirms the government’s commitment to expanding generation capacity, improving system reliability, and ensuring long-term energy security.

Addressing officials during the inspection, Dr. Jinapor described the grid connection as a major milestone in the government’s agenda to expand generation capacity and stabilize the country’s power system.

According to officials present, he noted that the successful grid integration represents a critical step toward strengthening Ghana’s electricity infrastructure.

Integration of the AKSA Anwomaso Power Plant began in December 2025, following extensive preparatory works and test runs.

The plant comprises three generation units, which were activated in phases to ensure system stability and smooth synchronization with the national grid.

The first unit was commissioned in late December, with the remaining units brought on stream sequentially after technical assessments were completed.

Construction of the facility commenced in March 2024 after AKSA signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for the 350MW power plant.