In December 2020, the highest electric requirement in Ghana was 2,857 megawatts. This was an increase compared to the previous month, when the actual system peak demand reached 2,691 megawatts. Throughout the period reviewed, the actual peak demands for electric systems in the country were between 2,300 and 3,000 megawatts.
Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Electricity peak demand in megawatts
Jan' 2020
2,900
Feb' 2020
2,893
Mar '2020
2,957
Apr '2020
2,825
May '2020
2,781
Jun '2020
2,870
Jul '2020
2,653
Aug '2020
2,637
Sep '2020
2,677
Oct '2020
2,848
Nov '2020
2,999.5
Dec '2020
3,089.5
2,6002,7002,8002,9003,0003,1003,200
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Actual system demand (total system demand, incl. losses); peak demand
Supplementary notes
The source defines peak demand as: "The highest electric requirement occurring in a given period (e.g., an hour, a day, month, season, or year). For an electric system, it is equal to the sum of the metered net outputs of all generators within a system and the metered line flows into the system, less the metered line flows out of the system."
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Energy Commission (Ghana). (April 30, 2021). Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/
Energy Commission (Ghana). "Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020 (in megawatts)." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/
Energy Commission (Ghana). (2021). Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/
Energy Commission (Ghana). "Monthly System Electricity Peak Demand in Ghana in 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/
Energy Commission (Ghana), Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Monthly system electricity peak demand in Ghana in 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], Energy Commission (Ghana), April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292101/monthly-system-electricity-peak-demand-in-ghana/
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