Chief Executive Expresses Confidence in Ghana Gas Project

The Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ing. Kirk Koffi, is certain that the Ghana Gas Project under construction at Atuabo in the Ellembele District of the Western Region will come on stream later this year to augment the generation of power in the country. The completion of the project is expected to pass a huge breather to stakeholders in the power industry and the energy sector owing to the high expectations of energy and power demand in the country by the general public.

Although there appear to be conflicting media reports on the proposed date for the completion of the project, the Chief Executive is hopeful that the mechanical aspect of the project would be completed in earnest to enable the test-run of the pipelines to be done as scheduled.

Ing. Kirk Koffi gave the remark when stakeholders in the power and energy sectors in Ghana, led by government officials and supported by other relevant bodies like the VRA, Tullow Ghana and partners and the Ghana Gas Company (GGC), inspected work on the gas project.

He further noted that the non-completion of the project had put undue pressure on the generation of power in the country but was optimistic that the situation would be stabilized with the gas project completion this year.

The Gas project has suffered major setbacks ranging from technical and geodetic challenges since it was incorporated in July 2011 following recommendations by a Gas Development Task Force that was commissioned by late President Mills to build, own and operate infrastructure required for the gathering, processing, transporting and marketing of natural gas resources in the country.

The gas project has a capacity of 150 Million Metric Standard Cubic Feet per day (MMSCFpd). The 111km gas pipeline is being constructed from Atuabo, where the Gas Processing Plant (GPP) is to be sited, to Aboadze to feed VRA's gas fired thermal power plants to generate electricity. Ghana Gas expects to receive between 70-120 MMSCFpd of gas from the Jubilee Partners.

Meanwhile media reports indicate that government's quest to complete the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the first and second quarters of this year would be a mirage, following the announcement that the facility would rather be ready for commercial gas production in last quarter of 2014 than the initially propose April, 2014 deadline.

In other news (February, 2014)

• VRA lauded for Prioritizing Safety of Staff.
• Human Resources Department holds Departmental Durbar.
• VRA Board of Directors sworn into Office.
• Italian Astronaut visits Akosombo Hydro Generation Station.
• VRA, PSWU Donate to Family of the Late Samuel Aboagye.
• VRA Tennis Club beats Army Mess Tennis Club.
• VRA Shuttle Driver Chauffeurs Staff to Safety.
  

 

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