Business News of Wednesday, 7 September 2016Source: thefinderonline.comGhana Gas to build $500m gas pipeline from Aboadze to TemaCEO of Ghana Gas, George Sipa YankeyGovernment has approved the construction of a 24-inch-diameter 290-kilometre Onshore Pipeline estimated to cost about $500 million from Aboadze in the Western Region to Tema in the Greater Accra Region to help evacuate larger volumes of gas in the near future. Consequently, government, through the Ministry of Petroleum, has directed the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) to build the Onshore Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline (NGTP), which would pass through four regions - Western, Central, Eastern and Greater Accra. He explained that Ghana Gas has already confirmed the pipeline route and begun engineering studies for the project. He added that upon completion of the pipeline, Ghana Gas would have constructed a national gas infrastructure that spans about 80% of Ghana’s coastal frontier. The Onshore Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline (NGTP) will also serve as a substitute whenever problems are encountered with the West African pipeline.

Source: GhanaWeb September 07, 2016 07:30 UTC