50MW solar power station in Yendi testament of Ghanaian ingenuity – First Sky Group boss

Executive Chairman of the First Sky Group, Eric Seddy Kutortse has said the successful completion and connection of the 50MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) generating power station in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region, by the First Sky Limited, a member of the First Sky Group, in partnership with the Bui Power Authority, a leading player in Ghana’s renewable energy sector, is a full validation of the resourcefulness of local expertise at the disposal of the country.

Mr. Kutortse explained that the project was conceived and designed as a local initiative and implemented solely by local expertise as a model for future solar projects in the country and amply demonstrated that Ghana was gifted with the right human capital and financial capacity to own its energy future.

He also commended Bui Power Authority for recognising the capacity and capability of First Sky Ltd to deliver a fully Ghanaian-owned renewable energy initiative. The project was executed by First Sky Limited, in partnership with the Bui Power Authority, under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction with Financing (EPCF) arrangement.

Mr. Kutortse made these remarks on the sidelines of a working visit of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy and Mines to the 50MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) generating power station on October 26, 2026.

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy and Mines was led by its Chair, Hon. Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, accompanied by the Ranking Member Hon. George Kwame Aboagye and other members, to inspect the completion of the solar generating power station.

Explaining the relationship between the viability of the project and funding, Mr. Kutortse stressed that through sound commercial investment in harnessing Ghana’s abundant solar resources, First Sky Ltd in partnership with Bui Power Authority has transformed sunshine into national power.

This reflected the energy leadership and legacy First Sky Ltd would like to continually champion as Ghana transitions from middle-income to developed economy status in the near future through clean, affordable solar investments, which are proudly Ghanaian-owned.

Energy Select Committee’s Impressions

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy was impressed in its assessment of the status of the project, and applauded the bold initiative by First Sky Limited in partnership with Bui Power Authority and Bankers in financing the multi-layered utility-scale project with the capacity to contribute significantly to Ghana’s green transition target to aggressively scale up utility solar to reach a 10% - 15% renewable grid mix by 2030.

The Committee, through its Chair, Hon. Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, noted that by the execution of the Yendi Solar Power Station, First Sky Ltd had demonstrated enough resilience and capacity to change the narrative surrounding the capability of local expertise and hoped the company would be given more projects in the solar ecosystem to deliver high-level, state-of-the-art outcomes.

He added that the Solar Power Project was a step towards achieving the outcomes of Ghana’s Energy Transition Agenda and a giant leap towards energy security in Ghana.

The Ranking Member, Hon. George Kwame Aboagye called for a strategic national plan that focuses resources on the development of more solar power plants in the northern part of the country to leverage its competitive and productive benefits given the Region’s abundant solar wealth stressing such projects would offer a major lifeline to Ghana’s green transition target.



BPA

Director of Engineering at Bui Power Authority, Ing. Peter Acheampong disclosed that the state-of-the-art utility-scale facility, was designed to withstand local climatic conditions, including high temperatures and dust loads, and had mechanised boreholes integrated to facilitate cleaning panels during the dry season, especially during the severe harmattan periods.

Mr. Acheampong said the Yendi Solar Power Station was BPA’s first project outside the Bui enclave and expressed confidence that its connection to the national grid would improve the reliability of electricity supply across the northern parts of the country.

FSL

Chairman of the Project Implementation Committee for the Yendi Solar Project, Charles Edem Gidi observed that the successful completion of the Yendi Solar Power generating station marked a significant milestone in Ghana’s energy transition agenda, pointing out the impact of the power station to stimulate economic activity and create jobs and wealth for the people.

He commended project partners, in particular, the Bui Power Authority, funding partners, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), component suppliers, as well as the chiefs and people of the host community for their buy-in and cooperation, which enabled the company to deliver this strategic national asset.

The solar farm project began in December 2023, and was fully completed by September 2026. Technical tests were undertaken on September 11, 2026 and full commercial operations to generate power into the national grid commenced on September 29, 2026.

The connection to the national grid, undertaken by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), was on back of completion of construction and the integration of a 4-kilometre, 161-kilovolt (kV) transmission line linking the Yendi Solar Plant to the Tamale-Yendi transmission network, which integration also involved the absorption of a 66-megavolt-ampere transformer in the transmission system.