Takoradi-Tema Gas Interconnection Project completed - GNPC

The first phase of the Takoradi-Tema Interconnection Project
(TTIP), to reverse the flow of natural gas from the Western Region to Tema, has
been completed, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has announced.
The completion of the ‘Takoradi scope’ of the project, it
said had paved the way for the smooth flow of gas from the Aboadze power
enclave for use by the various gas off-takers in the Tema-Accra power and
industrial enclave.
A statement issued in Accra, last week, by the Corporate
Affairs Department of GNPC, said commissioning and performance testing of the
scope of the project had been successfully carried out.
It said the feat was achieved with the support and
collaboration of ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd., Vitol Ghana Upstream,
Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) and the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company
(WAPCo).
It said the Tema section of the TTIP, which includes the
revamping of WAPCo Tema Regulatory and Metering Station (RMS), was ongoing and
was expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of the year.
According to the statement, the CEO of GNPC Dr Kofi K.
Sarpong has noted that the successful completion of the project would present
enormous benefits for the country’s power sector.
“Ghana Gas’ ability to supply gas for a stable production of
electricity means that, cost of electricity to the final consumer will now be
relatively lower as compared to the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) or diesel as
fuel for electricity generation,” it quoted him.
It said Dr Sarpong was of the view that the cost of
production for local companies, especially in the manufacturing and mining
sectors, would reduce significantly to enable them become more competitive.
It said Dr Sarpong was optimistic that, with GNPC’s drive to
increase the utilisation of domestic gas, the take-or-pay obligation on the
country would be reduced significantly, once the power sector paid for the gas.
“This project has also doubled the capacity of Ghana Gas to
transport GNPC’s gas to feed critical national power generation facilities
sited in the Western enclave. Again, gas users in the Accra-Tema region are
assured of relatively more reliable gas supply through the TTIP,” it said.
Highlighting GNPC’s role, the statement said GNPC, as the
National Gas Aggregator provided the financing and necessary comforts to the
partners to ensure the successful completion of the project.
It said GNPC engineers also provided end-to-end advice in
the design and scoping, as well as monitoring of the project execution.
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