Summary

A 100 kW waste-to-energy (biogas CHP) plant in Ashaiman, supplying ECG under a 15-year energy-only PPA (the signing date was left blank in the executed copy; year 2016). A flat feed-in tariff of 17.51 US cents/kWh applies for 10 years from commercial operation, 80% USD-denominated, with a take-or-pay obligation.

Key terms

Offtaker

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)

Signing date

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Financial close

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Commercial operation

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Contract end

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Contract duration

15 years

Contract status

Active

Tariff structure

Energy-only

Capacity charge

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Energy charge

USD 17.5100/kWh

Key risk features

Take-or-pay Currency indexation Change-in-law protection

Indexation formula

Feed-In-Tariff fixed at 17.51 US cents/kWh from commercial operation to the 10th anniversary; thereafter reset every two years with PURC approval, no stated formula. 80% of the tariff is USD-denominated and paid in Cedis at a quarterly Hedged Exchange Rate filed with PURC; the remaining 20% local-cost component is billed and paid directly in Cedis.