The Testing and Commissioning phase of the Ghana Gas-West African Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) Interconnection Project is almost completed.
This follows a successful completion of engineering and construction works on gas pipelines from Sanzule through to the Takoradi Regulatoring and Metering System (TRMS) of the Volta River Authority (VRA) at Aboadze.
Head of Communication at Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah, during an inspection visit of the project site, said the exercise involves some protocols that need to be adhered to so as to ensure the safety and efficiency of the pipeline.
“They need to check the pressure, understand how the flow is going to be like, detect any possible leakages and to make sure that everything is fine technically before they start pushing gas,” he stated.
Mr Owusu Bempah disclosed that the company is currently producing about 37million metric cubic feet of gas to the VRA for the testing and commissioning phase of the pipelines, the success of which would enable them to roll out fully the production and supply of gas through the TRMS to the Eastern enclave to power up thermal plants.
“At the moment we doing about 37 million cubic feet on pressure within the testing and commissioning, from there it can take about 60 million cubic feet of gas; which is very significant as it can do about 300 megawatts of electricity” he added.
He is optimistic that the recurring gas shortage, which in the past hit power producing plants in the country will be extinguished.
“There’s not going to be any problem when WAPCo tells us there’s not enough gas available. There will be more gas flowing…we will be doing about 30 to 60 million cubic feet of gas to help us generate electricity,” he elaborated.
The Officer-in-Charge of Pipeline and Station at the TRMS, Emmanuel Ackon clarified that the testing and commissioning phase of the project begun on Thursday 16 May, 2019, and if all go as planned, the exercise would be completed in the next couple of days.
He noted that the exercise has so far been excellent.
Source: Adomonline.com/Adom News/Samuel Dowuona
