The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has advanced steadily in the ongoing maintenance and inspection of its 569km offshore pipeline infrastructure that traverses four West African nations.
The second phase of the exercise, which commenced on 5th February 2025, was scheduled to be completed by 2nd March 2025.
Officials of WAPCo told a section of Ghanaian journalists on Thursday, 20th February 2025, during a tour of the Tema Metering and Regulating Station, that the exercise is about 70% complete.
Aside from the pipeline cleaning and inspection exercise and the subsea valve replacement project, WAPCo is undertaking several ancillary works at its facilities in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo.
The comprehensive cleaning and inspection exercise is a key regulatory requirement that aligns with industry best practices to ensure a safe and efficient operation of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).
During a presentation at the Tema Metering and Regulating Station today, Dr Isaac Adjei Doku, General Manager for Corporate Affairs at WAPCo, said three Pipeline Inspection Gauses (PIGs), the device for the cleaning of the pipeline which were launched in Nigeria, had already been received at the Takoradi Station with the fourth Pipeline Inspection Gauge (PIG), a calliper pig and currently in transit expected to collect some good data on the state of the internal conditions of the offshore pipeline kilometres, hoping to arrive at Takoradi Station by Saturday, 22nd February 2025.
He said the last pig, known as Intelligent pig, would be launched once the fourth one is received at the Takoradi Metering and Regulating Station.
“We are safety-driven, not schedule-driven, even as we focus on completing these maintenance activities on schedule. The safety of every person on these projects is our priority, and that is what matters to us as leaders,” said Hilary Ojimba, WAPCo’s Operations and Maintenance Superintendent for Eastern Operations, which covers the company’s Nigeria and Benin operational areas.
“We know how critical our infrastructure is to the countries in which we operate, and we do not take this responsibility lightly. We are focused on safely completing these maintenance activities on schedule to resume safe, reliable gas transportation services to our customers in Benin, Ghana, and Togo,” said Ing. Benoni Owusu Ayeh, WAPCo’s Operations and Maintenance Superintendent for Western Operations, who oversees the company’s operations in Togo and Ghana.
“Our focus remains safeguarding the integrity of our assets to sustain safe, reliable and efficient gas transportation in Benin, Togo and Ghana for power generation to support economic growth as envisaged by the sponsors of the WAGP project,” said Afolabi Oladimeji Ogunmefun, WAPCo’s Deputy Manager Asset Integrity.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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