Ghana’s Ministry of Energy has approved the shutdown of OCTP Onshore Gas Receiving Facility and associated facilities in the Western Region for upgrading for a period of 18 days.
The facility will be shutdown today, Thursday, September 7, 2023, for a period of 18 days.
The facility is operated by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Company and partners.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Energy explained that the shutdown will enable Eni Ghana and partners to undertake some debottlenecking activities that will immediately increase gas supply from OCTP field from 210mmscfd to 235mmscfd, and subsequently to 265 mmscfd to boost gas availability for power generation in the country.
The Ministry said it has made alternative arrangements for fuel for power generation.
“The Ministry therefore does not anticipate power outage as a result of this exercise. However, in the unlikely event that power generation would be impacted the public would be fully informed,” it said.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com