The setting up and laying of pipelines for the supply of gas to power 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan which relocated from Tema to the Sekondi Naval Base is said to about 85 per cent complete.
Ghana Gas Company Limited will, as a result, push its first gas from Atuabo gas processing plant to the Power ship in October this year.
According to Ghana News Agency, Ghana’s National Gas Company, is expected to push its first gas from Atuabo gas processing plant to the powership in October this year.
Head of Communication for the Gas Company Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah reportedly revealed this when officials of the company visited the relocated Karpowership at the Sekondi Naval Base to ascertain the progress of work.
Mr Bempah expressed joy about the work done so far and was hopeful that all things being equal, the powership will become operational come October.
He pointed out that the eight-kilometer onshore and the 1.3 km offshore pipelines linking the Karpowership, the tie-in point, had all been successfully laid and it was left with the metering gauge and other technical lines to be fixed.
“We will be pushing between 60/70million standard cubic feet worth of gas on a daily basis which can generate about 470 megawatts of power daily for the country”
He said Ghana Gas has more than 350mcsf gas and would be able to meet the demands of the powership.
Mr Bempah commended the management and staff of Karpowership as well as all stakeholders for the successful story so far.