By Kofi AHOVI The Volta River Authority (VRA) is making plans to produce about 200 megawatts of energy from solar and wind to the national grid within the next five years. This is to reduce the pressure on the use of both hydro energy and thermal energy, which are the sole energy sources for the country. The solar plant and the wind farm would be situated in the Northern Region, but part of the wind farm would be located in Ada in the Greater Accra Region, which will add between 50 and 80 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, BusinessWeek gathered. The Northern Region was chosen as the location for the plants because of its vast stretches of land. Also, it is to ensure economic development there. VRA is in the process of acquiring acres of land for this purpose but it is constrained financially. The project is estimated to cost US$700 million. Currently, the Akosombo dam generates about 1020 megawatts, while the generation from Kpong and Aboadze Thermal plants is 160 and 550 m...