Ghana Gas Signs Implementation Agreement to Construct a 150MMscf/d Plant
Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has signed a Project Implementation Agreement with its joint venture partners to construct a Second Gas Processing Plant (GPP Train 2) at an estimated cost of $700 Million.
This is in line with implementing a decade plan to double its gas processing capacity from 150 Million Standard cubic feet per day 150MMscf/d to 300MMscf/d
The gas plant would be sited right next to the first train at Atuabo, in Ellembele District of the Western Region and is expected to be completed within 24 months.
The Chief Executive Officer of the GNGC, Dr Benjamin K.D Asante initialed for Ghana Gas, while Hilton John Mitchell, a representative of the consortium, comprising the Integrated Logistics Bureau Limited, Jonmoore International, Phoenix Park Limited and African Finance Corporation signed for the rest of the partners.
The construction of a second train gas processing plant with a nominal capacity of 150 Million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd), expandable to MMscfd, to process incremental raw gas volumes from the Greater Jubilee and TEN Fields.
The lean gas containing methane and ethane shall be tied into the lean gas export from existing GPP Train 1 and delivered into the onshore export pipes.
Some of the components of GPP Train 2 include the construction of a 150 MMscf/d capacity processing plant expandable to 300 MMScfd, a storage facility, an additional compressor package at Atuabo Mainline Compressor Station and provision of utilities and liquid waste treatment system.
GPP Train 2 is expected to improve the output of liquids processing from natural gas to 80% compared to the existing facility, which produced between 40 and 50% of gas liquids.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Board Chairman of Ghana Gas, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, said the project, upon completion, would enhance the operations of the GNGC and boost the utilisation of the country’s gas resources for the Government’s industrialisation agenda.
Mr Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, said the facility would play a critical role in Ghana’s energy transition objectives of using renewable energy sources for industrial purposes to reduce global carbon emissions.
Dr Asante, the CEO of Ghana Gas, said the project would enable Ghana Gas to become a fully integrated gas services company and reliably supply gas and gas derivatives in Ghana and to the West African Sub-region. It would further fulfill the Company’s vision of supplying gas in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner.
The Ghana National Gas Company was established in July 2011 as a limited liability company with the responsibility to build, own and operate natural gas infrastructure required for gathering, processing, transporting and marketing of gas.
On April 1, 2022, the company received the highest accreditation for occupational health and safety management system. This follows the granting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification (45001:2018) from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a globally acclaimed expert in assurance and risk management and one of the few registrar and classification societies, with its headquarters in Høvik, Norway.
