The Ghana Gas Company has announced it\u00a0is\u00a0working to get enough volumes of gas for the Volta River Authority (VRA) from the Atuabo Gas Plant.<\/p>\n
A statement signed by the company\u2019s board chairman, Dr Kwesi Botchwey indicated that his outfit will soon pump out about 30 million standard cubic feet of gas to the VRA for energy production.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing the receipt of the appropriate permits from the regulatory agencies, Ghana Gas is targeting a test ramp-up of up to 30 Million standard cubic feet per day (30MMSCF) of specification quality lean gas which should allow VRA to produce up to 100 MW of power on a trial basis,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”tGZRDJt2sCGAktKVEJ6MzYbZnwjbk0No”]Dr. Botchwey added that the next objective of the commissioning process of the Atuabo Gas Processing plant is to \u201cgarner enough volumes of gas to be able to introduce gas from the Ghana Gas TRMS to the VRA\u2019s tie-in valve.\u201d<\/p>\n
He emphasized that the engineers of Ghana Gas Company are collaborating with VRA\u2019s engineers during this test phase.<\/p>\n
On November 10, the Jubilee Oil Fields began supplying natural gas to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant which is expected to be commissioned soon.<\/p>\n
The Ghana Gas Processing Plant when commissioned, will help with energy production to solve the power crisis facing the country which is currently undergoing an intensive load shedding exercise.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Botchwey, his outfit is successfully testing its pipelines therefore, it will in the coming days increase gas supply.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, some successes have been chalked and specification quality gas has been produced at the Gas Processing Plant at Atuabo and introduced into the offshore pipeline on a ramping basis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that presently, there is gas in the entire length of the offshore pipeline from Atuabo all the way to the Ghana Gas\u2019 regulatory and metering station (TRMS) at Aboadze.<\/p>\n
The Ghana Gas Board Chairman was expectant that \u201cthe commissioning process will continue on a smooth and safe basis for us to achieve successful closure.\u201d<\/p>\n
He however cautioned communities close to the company\u2019s pipelines to desist from practices which could endanger their lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to provide the Ghanaian public with regular updates on the integrated commissioning phase until we are finally ready to provide regular supplies of lean gas to the VRA Aboadze Complex on a commercially sustainable basis,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n