{"id":96156,"date":"2025-09-28T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96156"},"modified":"2025-09-28T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:45:43","slug":"vra-explores-plan-to-transform-akosombo-dam-into-power-battery-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96156","title":{"rendered":"VRA explores plan to transform Akosombo Dam into power battery reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 32 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced plans to transform the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam into a massive power battery reserve as part of efforts to modernise Ghana\u2019s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The project, which is still at the feasibility study stage, is aimed at making Akosombo more viable in the face of the global transition from hydro to thermal and renewable energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a briefing with Parliament\u2019s Energy Committee on Saturday , September 27, at Akosombo, VRA\u2019s acting Chief Executive Officer, Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo, said the project would allow the dam to store renewable energy for later use.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, \u201cWhat we\u2019re also doing with our hydro resources, because it depends on nature, we don\u2019t want to deplete the hydro. So as we are transitioning to renewables, and because renewables are interruptible power, when you run the renewables during the daytime, in the evenings, they are off. So what we want to use at Akosombo is  as a battery, because when you use a normal battery for the renewables, the cost goes very, very high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detailing how the system would work, he added, \u201cSo during the daytime when the solars are running, we\u2019ll preserve the water in Akosombo and in the evening we\u2019ll bring Akosombo on board. So it acts as a battery and saves the country. And when we\u2019re able to do that once, we can do it for the whole West Africa, because we have a huge water resource. So at least we always have a maximum amount of water to support generation and also to levelize the price, as I said last time. So it\u2019s a study we are carrying out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AKOSOMBO-BATTERY.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p>Ing. Obeng-Kenzo also reassured the committee about the safety and strength of Ghana\u2019s key hydro facilities, noting that both the Akosombo and Akuse dams have undergone retrofitting and are regularly reviewed by international experts.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe also carry out five-year dam assessment that is expect from dam review board across the world. They come to assess the dam to advise us on the integrity of the dam. They were here about three years ago; they\u2019ll come next two years to assess again and advise us. There are some recommendations they made we are carrying through, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s part of the expenditures we see in our budget to make sure the dam is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AKOSOMBO-FIT.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p>According to him, the latest works have extended the operational life of the dams. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, per the work that we\u2019ve done, we\u2019ve extended the life of the dam for almost 40 years. That\u2019s what anticipate we\u2019ve done and then Akuse too the same but Akuse the works are still also ongoing. 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