....About Us

......Profile of VRA
.. ......Vision & Mission
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.... ..History
.... ..Past Chief Executives
.... .Awards/Achievments
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The Volta River Authority (VRA) was established on 26th April 1961, under the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana.

The Authority's primary function is to generate and supply electrical energy for industrial, commercial and domestic use in Ghana.

The Authority is also responsible for safe-guarding the health and socio-economic well being of the inhabitants of the communities alongside the lake, and management of any incidental issues including maintenance of the environment.

VRA started with the development of the hydroelectric potentials of the Volta River and the construction of a nation-wide grid transmission system. Today, it has assumed responsibility for the development of other energy potentials of the Country.

Power Activities (Generation)

Ghana's first hydro plant, the Akosombo Generating Station in the Eastern Region, started producing 588MW of power in 1965 from four generating units. In 1972, two additional generating units of 324MW capacity were commissioned to bring Akosombo's total installed capacity to 912 MW. In 1982, a second hydro generating station, 31km down stream of Akosombo, was commissioned on the Volta River at Kpong, also in the Eastern Region. This added 160 MW capacity to that of Akosombo, to bring the total installed generation capacity to 1,072 MW.




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