Due to work that will soon take place on the West African gas pipeline (WAGP), gas availability will be limited to Lomé, Cotonou and Accra, for the first quarter of 2020.
Indeed, according to a press release from WAPCo (West African Gas Pipeline Company), the network will be the subject, from Monday, January 20, of a vast cleaning and inspection program, which will last three months for s ” be completed no later than March 21, 2020.
This work, which will take place in the offshore areas through which the pipeline crosses, in particular in Nigerian waters, will temporarily limit the availability of gas at the Tema sampling facility in Ghana, which could impact electricity production in the country. neighboring country of Togo. The information is also confirmed by the Ghanaian energy ministry.
If in Togo, official sources have not yet commented on this limitation of gas supply, hydrocarbons nevertheless play a significant role in the country’s energy production; in particular for the Contour Global power plant, which runs on 100% LNG .
Recall that the West African gas pipeline, of which WAPCo is the operator, is routed from Nigeria, to serve Ghana, Benin and Togo.
Source: TogoFirst
