Press Release - In 2023, Ghana faced a major disaster when the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo Dam led to devastating floods in the Eastern, Volta, and Greater Accra Regions. The increased ...

Lake Volta, contained behind the Akosombo Dam, covers 3.6% of Ghana and has a surface area of 3,283 square miles (8,502 square kilometres). It is also the third-largest artificial lake in the ...

To anyone connected with the post-war story of the Volta River Project, one theme must stand out most clearly - the theme of perseverance. Essential as independence was to the implementation of ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is the main generator and supplier of electricity in Ghana. The VRA was established by the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana on April 26 ...

Massive tropical trees have been submerged beneath Lake Volta since 1965, when the construction of Ghana's Akosombo Dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin. A Ghanaian company, which has ...

Heavy rains have significantly increased the volume of water in the two dams, and officials of the Volta River Authority, the electricity company that manages the dams, started the "controlled ...