Ghana: WAPCo To Shutdown Its Takoradi Facility For 10-Day Maintenance

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has announced that it will shut down its Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station from Thursday, 12th January to Sunday 22nd January 2023 to undertake a 10-day coordinated and planned maintenance of the facility.

A statement issued by the company explained that the shutdown is to allow for the replacement of some critical valves at the facility aimed at securing the safety and integrity of the Takoradi Station.

This means there would be no gas transportation from the Takoradi facility to customers in the Tema power enclave during the period of the shutdown.

However, WAPCO said it would continue to deliver gas from Nigeria to Tema based on volumes agreed between the customer and the shipper.

The shutdown is supported by the Ministry of Energy (MoE) and coordinated with Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo), the Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and other key stakeholders to minimise the impact of the shutdown on communities that rely on power generated from cleaner and more efficient gas transported through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).

“WAPCo wishes to apologise to its customers in Tema for the inconvenience that may be caused by the planned shutdown. We will work collaboratively with our contractors to ensure that the shutdown activities are safely executed and within the timeline stated herein. The gas supply would be immediately restored after the completion of the maintenance works and commissioning of the Takoradi facility,” the company said.

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com