Ghana’s natural gas aggregator, Ghana National Gas Company, has hosted an Ivorian delegation to discuss the bi-directional pipeline project between the two West African nations.
The project is part of a Strategic Partnership Agreement signed in 2017 by the Heads of State of Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire.
The Ivorian delegation was led by Mr.. Noumory Sidibe, Director General of CI-Energies, while Dr Ben Asante, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Gas, represented the Government of Ghana.
According to a post sighted on the Facebook page of Ghana Gas, it said during the meeting, Dr Ben Asante reiterated Ghana National Gas Company’s commitment to the successful completion of the gas pipeline project.
He emphasised the importance of gas in industrialisation and affirmed that it would not only be used for power generation but also for fertilizer production and other industrial purposes.
Both countries have discovered oil and gas in commercial quantities, making it necessary to have a bi-directional gas pipeline to supply gas to each other based on demand.
The Ivorian delegation also paid a courtesy call to the Ministry of Energy and was received by the Deputy Minister for Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, on behalf of the Minister for Energy.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com