The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has announced the resumption of transportation of gas to Tema.
This comes after the company announced a planned 10-day shutdown of its facilities in Takoradi on Thursday, January 11, 2023.
WAPCo indicated that the shutdown was scheduled for January 12 to 22, 2023.
The shutdown was to allow for the replacement of some critical valves at the facility aimed at securing the safety and integrity of the Takoradi Station.
A statement from WAPCo said “There will be no gas transportation from our Takoradi facility to customers in the Tema power enclave during the period of the shutdown. We will however continue to deliver gas from Nigeria to Tema based on volumes agreed between the customer and the shipper”.
The shutdown was supported by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) and coordinated with Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo), the Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and other key stakeholders to minimize the impact of the shutdown on communities that rely on power generated from cleaner and more efficient gas transported through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).
In a statement dated Friday, January 20, the company announced the successful completion of the exercise.
“The WAPCo project team worked collaboratively with our contractors and stakeholders to ensure that the shutdown activities were safely and seamlessly executed and completed days ahead of schedule.”
“The early completion of the works is an outcome of the review and optimization of the execution strategy by the WAPCo’s team and the Contractor,” the statement said.