Suchu Reef

Suchu Reef is a reef in Ghana. Suchu Reef is situated nearby to the locality Essipong, as well as near Inchaban Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Takoradi Thermal Power Station and MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan.

Takoradi Thermal Power Station

Power station

Photo: Enock4seth, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Takoradi Power Station is a thermal power station at Aboadze, 17 kilometres east of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It consists of three power plants. The Aboadze power station became operational in 1997 and is the first fossil fuel power station operated by the Volta River Authority. Takoradi Thermal Power Station is situated 2½ km northeast of Suchu Reef.

MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan

Factory

Photo: Karadenizsosyal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan is a Liberia-flagged floating power plant owned and operated by Karpowership. In 2016, she was launched from the Hat-San Shipyard in Altinova, Yalova, Turkey, marking the beginning of her mission to supply electricity to the Ghana power grid. MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan is situated 3 km southwest of Suchu Reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aboadze and Shama.

Aboadze

Town

Aboadze is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It serves both as a dormitory town as well as an industrialized zone. It also houses Ghana's first thermal plant for electricity production. Aboadze is situated 3½ km east of Suchu Reef.

Shama

Photo: Sathyan.velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shama is a coastal town in the Shama district in the Ghanaian Coastal Plain. It is known for its lush beaches and vegetation. It is about 25 km away from Takoradi and 160 km from Ivoiro, the border town between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.

Sekondi-Takoradi

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sekondi and Takoradi are adjacent port cities; the combined municipality forms the capital of Western Ghana.

Suchu Reef

Latitude

4.96175° or 4° 57′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.67953° or 1° 40′ 46″ west

Open location code

6CPWX86C+M5

GeoNames ID

2295080

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Satellite Map

Discover Suchu Reef from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Essipong and Inchaban Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium and Sekondi Bay.

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