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Following the signing of the land lease agreement and the recent cadastral survey of the southern part of the Konikablo project area, Upwind managed to successfully complete the title registration process of the respective lease and was awarded with the title certificate for more than 5,000 acres of land at Konikablo South.

After a long-lasting process, the Ghanaian authorities have issued for the Konikablo Wind Farm project the so-called Siting Permit, which is mandatory for the last required permits for the construction and operation of the Wind Farm.

Recently, the site visit for the Siting Permit of the Energy Commission took place in the project area of the Konikablo Wind Farm. Such a site visit is an important prerequisite for the issuance of the Siting Clearance by the Energy Commission. Representatives from all the authorities and stakeholders involved were present, including the Energy Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Ministry of Defense, District Assembly, Lands Commission, landowners and others.

After an approximately 2-year process, the Ghanaian authorities have issued the so-called Airspace Safety Permit for the 200 MW Konikablo Wind Farm, which is mandatory for the construction and operation of the wind farm.

The Ghanaian TV station TV3 has made a documentary about the energy situation in Ghana. NEK also has its say in the documentary. The presenter Miriam Osei-Agyemang talked in detail with Dr Christoph Kapp about NEK's wind farm projects in Ghana. The camera team was also in the field for the documentary and inspected the measuring masts of the Konikablo Wind Farm Project.