Clenergen Corporation, which produces electricity from feedstock, has entered into a memorandum of agreement to sign a 45 years sub lease agreement with the Bolewura and the Bole District for the cultivation of biomass energy crops, which is projected to generate over 100,000 tonnes of wood chips per annum by 2014, sufficient to support up to 60MW/h of renewable electricity.
The installation of a biomass power plant in Ghana is a major step forward in ensuring a sustainable constant supply of electricity to the industrial and commercial sectors, serving to encourage business to move to the northern territory
of Ghana, the company said.The installation of a biomass power plant in Ghana is a major step forward in ensuring a sustainable constant supply of electricity to the industrial and commercial sectors, serving to encourage business to move to the northern territory
The land which is marginal land unsuitable for agriculture will be leased to include water rights from the Black Volta River for irrigating the biomass energy crops. Planting is due to commence in 2011 and it is expected to reach full scale production by 2014. The area currently is unused and de-forested, the company added.
Commenting on the development, Mark Quinn, Executive Chairman of Clenergen Corporation
said “The leasing of this land in the Northern region allows our company to establish a strong footprint into the African renewable energy sector. The logistics and access to the National Grid provides a turnkey position to install a biomass power plant in Ghana.”
Source: Datamonitor
