Ghana National Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas) plans to construct a 278-km, 20-inch-diameter bi-directional gas pipeline linking Tema and Takoradi to strengthen the country’s gas supply security.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dr. Robert Kofi Lartey disclosed the plan at Africa Oil Week 2026 in Accra, describing the project as a major investment opportunity.
The pipeline would allow gas to flow in both directions, from the western to the eastern corridor and vice versa, giving Ghana greater flexibility in meeting demand across the country, Lartey said.
“It is one of the major infrastructure projects we are looking forward to constructing to guarantee security of gas supply,” he said.
Ghana Gas also plans to install a backup compressor to complement its existing main compressor at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant.
The company currently loses about 60 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas when the main compressor trips or is taken offline for maintenance, Lartey said.
The company also plans to commercialise gas currently being flared, which would generate additional revenue and help reduce Ghana’s carbon emissions, he said.
On downstream logistics, Ghana Gas is seeking investors to automate its gas loading gantry, increase the number of loading arms and expand storage capacity.
The investment would help ensure uninterrupted operations in the event of strikes by transport companies, Lartey said.
“We are also going to add to the storage capability so that in the event that the companies go on strike we would not be threatened to shut down the facility,” he said.
Financing
Ghana Gas is seeking investors under Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Financing (EPC+F) arrangements, with possible models including Build, Co-own, Cooperate and Transfer (BCCOT) and Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT), Lartey said.
While government policy may not permit outright private ownership of strategic gas infrastructure, investors could co-own projects with Ghana Gas and transfer their interests to the company after an agreed period, he said.
Local expertise
Lartey said Ghana Gas has been fully operated by Ghanaian engineers and technicians since 2014, after Sinopec handed over operations following two years and three months of post-commissioning operations.
“We operate this facility purely as Ghanaian engineers and technicians, from top to bottom. So we have so much expertise,” he said.
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