Dublin-based MRP has agreed to acquire the AyitepaWind project from its original developer NEK Umwelttechnik of Switzerland.

The $525m plant – located 40km from Accra on Ghana’s east coast – will be the African nation’s first utility-scale wind farm, and is expected to account for about 10% of its total power capacity.

MRP and NEK Umwelttechnik will develop the project jointly until financial close, expected next year.