A 50-Megawatts capacity Solar Power Plant has been inaugurated at Galgu, a farming community in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region.

The $ 90 million plant was constructed and funded by Messrs First Sky Construc­tion Limited, a solely owned Ghanaian construction company on a Built-Operate Basis.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), Mr Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi  who  inaugurated  the plant on Friday said the construction of the power project  was in line with the government's commitment to increase renewable energy to 10 per cent of the country's energy mix by 2030.

He said BPA was spreading solar energy projects aimed at expanding sustainable power generation adding that the newly constructed 50MWp Galgu solar plant was a pivotal component to the mission.