The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Ben Asante, is refuting allegations that high pressures from gas produced by the company caused the leakage that led to the Atomic Junction gas explosion.<\/p>\n
Dr. Asante also disputed claims that gas from Ghana Gas\u00a0is not odorized, hence cannot be detected early when there is a leakage.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”rohxJAVOxgLoqeISa4o7TXjBAUQWzQ0R”]Speaking to Citi Business News<\/strong> after a press conference, Dr. Asante explained that, Ghana Gas adheres strictly to the rules set by the Ghana Standards Authority in the production of gas to avert explosions.<\/p>\n \u201cGhana Gas LPG is made from raw gas. Its pressure is a little high. But I want to say this again, it is still within the limits of what Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has stipulated\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cEven if you put that aside, it is incumbent on any containing or handling vessels to make sure that the design of your vessels are not just to a very narrow bound of five bar. Even in most cases, for the piping, it\u2019s got to be one and half times what you have,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Dr. Asante stated that, it is misleading for a section of the public to blame the Atomic Junction gas explosion on Ghana Gas product just because it has a pressure of 7.5.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t buy it that because Ghana Gas has got a vapour pressure of 7.5, so all our hoses are being damaged. It is easier to change that hose than to say we are not going to get our own indigenous gas. This is not the only LPG on the commercial market, and you will also note that it has been used over the last two years,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n Dr. Asante disclosed that, the gas that leaked at the Atomic Junction gas station was not a product of Ghana Gas.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is instructive to note that, some of the accidents that happened at the discharge facilities actually didn\u2019t have gas coming from Ghana Gas. These are low pressure gas coming from elsewhere\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n The explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra\u00a0killed seven persons, and left some 132 injured.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Lawrence Segbefia\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Ben Asante, is refuting allegations that high pressures from gas produced by the company caused the leakage that led to the Atomic Junction gas explosion. Dr. Asante also disputed claims that gas from Ghana Gas\u00a0is not odorized, hence cannot be detected early when there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[616,1068,1069,3],"yoast_head":"\n