USTDA Promotes Power Transmission in Ghana with Grant
March 22, 2013
(USTDA)
TEMA, GHANA –The U.S. Trade and Development
Agency (USTDA) awarded a grant to the Ghana
Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in support of its
efforts to develop a new power transmission
line in southwestern Ghana. The $655,000 grant
was signed at GRIDCo's headquarters in Tema by
Paul Marin, USTDA's Regional Director for
Sub-Saharan Africa and Charles Darku, the CEO
of GRIDCo.
The grant supports a feasibility study that
will assist GRIDCo, Ghana's state-owned power
transmission company, in determining the
technical and economic viability of expanding
and strengthening Ghana's electric transmission
network with a new 330 kilovolt (kV) power
transmission line. The new power transmission
line is planned to create nearly 150 miles of
transmission linkages between three different
cities. The feasibility will also provide
GRIDCo with a power grid reliability assessment
based on international standards.
"Ghana has placed a high priority on
strengthening its power transmission grid and
responding to the growing energy demand of its
citizens," stated Paul Marin. "When
implemented, this project would not only help
GRIDCo in expanding its transmission network,
but also provide export opportunities for U.S.
companies in the energy sector."
The opportunity to conduct the USTDA-funded
feasibility study will be competed on the
Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. A
link to the FBO announcement will be posted to
USTDA's website at www.ustda.gov. Interested
U.S. firms should submit proposals according to
the instructions in the FBO announcement.
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