{"id":739038,"date":"2022-01-07T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T11:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/bui-power-completes-construction-of-1mwp-floating-solar-pv-system\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T11:28:32","slug":"bui-power-completes-construction-of-1mwp-floating-solar-pv-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/07\/bui-power-completes-construction-of-1mwp-floating-solar-pv-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Bui Power completes construction of 1MWp Floating Solar PV System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday,  7 January 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com<\/p>\n<p>2022-01-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20028418.295.jpg\" alt=\"The Floating Solar PV System is the first of its kind in West Africa\" title=\"The Floating Solar PV System is the first of its kind in West Africa\" width=\"295\" height=\"163\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Floating Solar PV System is the first of its kind in West Africa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has completed the construction of an initial 1MWp of a proposed 5MWp Floating Solar PV System on the Bui reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it the first of its kind in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A floating solar power plant is an innovative approach of using photovoltaic modules on water infrastructures to conserve the land along with an increase in efficiency of the module.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the water is also conserved due to a reduction in evaporation of water from the water body.<\/p>\n<p>The plant can be installed on a pond, lake, reservoir, or on any other water body.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on this, Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana, who is also a lawmaker for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for this achievement.<\/p>\n<p>He said this is an indication that the government is committed to green and renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is testament to the government\u2019s commitment to green and renewable energy. Kudos Mr. President,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">The Bui Power Authority has completed constructing an initial 1MWp of a proposed 5MWp Floating Solar PV System on the Bui reservoir, making it the first of its kind in West Africa. <\/p>\n<p>This is testament to government&#8217;s commitment to green and renewable energy. Kudos Mr. President. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YpdT58RhtV\">pic.twitter.com\/YpdT58RhtV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAnnohDompreh\/status\/1479386015127293956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 7 January 2022 Source: 3news.com 2022-01-07 The Floating Solar PV System is the first of its kind in West Africa The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has completed the construction of an initial 1MWp of a proposed 5MWp Floating Solar PV System on the Bui reservoir. 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