Ghana has announced plans to increase gas imports from Nigeria for power generation in the West African nation.
Currently, Ghana imports 60 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas per day from Nigeria to augment domestic gas from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for power generation.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson says the current gas import will be increased to 100 mmscf per day.
Presenting the 2025 Budget and Economic Policy of the Government, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson explained that the government wants to increase gas imports because they are cheaper than other fuels. Besides natural gas, the country also relies on High Fuel Oil (HFO) and Light Crude Oil (LCO) for electricity generation.
These fuels cost the country much more compared to natural gas.
Recently, the country’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, disclosed that the country spent $100 million to procure alternative fuels to keep the power plants running when the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) shut down its facilities for an inspection and maintenance exercise known as pigging.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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