The Board of Directors of Ghana National Gas Company Limited (GNGC) has hosted the new Managing Director of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited (GCMC), Madam Genevieve Sackey.
Madam Genevieve Sackey was appointed in March after the resignation of Frances Awurabena Essiam, who held the position from 2017 until her resignation.
Ghana Gas’ decision to host the new MD follows President Akufo-Addo’s approval for GNGC to acquire Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited and support it to turnaround.
The new Managing Director of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company, Genevieve Sackey, was full of praise after the discussion and assured the board of Ghana Gas of her readiness to cooperate and commitment to deliver on the mandate of the company.
As the Cylinder Manufacturing Company’s mission states, ‘they will make available safe and affordable LPG cylinders, cookwares and other fabricated products on the domestic and export markets by highly motivated staff providing an acceptable level of returns to stakeholders.
Already the company has acquired 16 acres of land to build a new production plant in a bid to take advantage of the Cylinder Recirculation Model Programme.
The Cylinder Recirculation Module was formulated as a result of a deadly gas explosion that occurred at the Atomic Junction in the Greater Accra Region in 2017.
So far, the National Petroleum Authority, the implementing agency has piloted the programme in parts of the West African and three LPG Bottling Plants are currently under construction.
Also, Ghana Gas has secured a licence to construct an LPG bottling plant at Axim in the Western Region.
The LPG bottling plant is designed to take LPG from the source of its production and bottle the commodity in LPG cylinders, which will be sent to the market.
The LPG cylinder recirculation module, when fully implemented, will put a stop to the situation where individuals take their cylinders to the gas filling station for a refill before taking them to their various homes.
Ghana Gas being an LPG producer and a licensed company for the recirculation module, Ghana Gas recognizes the need to have a reliable LPG cylinder manufacturing company.
It is against the backdrop of this recognition that Ghana Gas is taking over GCMC to give it a financial phase lift and to promote the market viability of GCMC.
At the board meeting were the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Gas Dr. Ben K. D. Asante, Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli, Stephen Sumani Nayina, Madam Delphine Dogbegah, and Nana Asiaa Benneh Beyeemah I.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
