Ghana is considering plans to export gas to its West African neighbour, Ivory Coast.
This international fuel trade is being pursued by the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas), an indigenous gas company in the West African country.
CEO of Ghana Gas Company Dr Benjamin K. D. Asante said his outfit intended to put in a facility that would allow the bi-directional transfer of gas between the two countries.
This, he said, was not devoid of the fertilizer plant earmarked for the Jomoro area.
He said the company had been working hard with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to make the dream a reality.
Dr Ben Asante, who was speaking recently at the commissioning of the company’s operational office complex in the Western Region, used the occasion to pay homage to staff of the company.
He said in his 30 years as an expert in the field of gas, he has realized that the men and women of Ghana Gas were both hardworking and knowledgeable.
This is evidenced in the three-year indigenization of the plant by local engineers, which saves the county $15 million monthly.
He said unlike Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago which have taken decades to indigenization, the men and women of Ghana Gas used three years to achieve the feat, and “This is a phenomenal feat,” he added.
Dr Ben Asante, however, appealed to the President of the republic to help provide clarity and strength on the national assets institutional and regulatory agencies.
“Mr President, we want to know whether it is Ghana Gas or GNPC which is in custody of Ghana Gas. I know the Ministry is working on it, but we need to provide clarity on that,” he said.
The president, in response, said Ghana gas continues to transform the energy sector positively.
The president, who commended the company for the indigenization exercise, said it was a record time, considering the number of years other countries had taken to do same.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
