The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has announced that it has successfully completed the cleaning and inspection of its 20’’ offshore gas pipeline from Badagry in Nigeria to Takoradi in Ghana.
The internal inspection of the 569 km offshore pipeline was completed on Sunday, February 23, 2020, almost one month ahead of the scheduled completion date of March 20, 2020, a statement issued by WAPCo on Thursday said.
It said a significant amount of data was successfully gathered during the inspection and will be analysed over the next couple of months to further provide critical insights and assurance of the overall integrity of the pipeline to support WAPCo’s continuous optimal operations.
Following the successful cleaning and inspection of the offshore pipeline, WAPCo is resuming the transportation of gas to its customers in Benin, Togo and Ghana.
In Ghana WAPCo is currently transporting natural gas to its Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station only.
Gas transportation to its Tema Regulating and Metering Station will commence after the completion of ongoing expansion works under the Takoradi to Tema Interconnection Project (TTIP) expected to be operational in March 2020.
In the statement issued by the General Manager of Corporate Affairs WAPCo, Mr Kwasi Agyeman Prempeh, said it was grateful to its stakeholders for the show of support during the cleaning and inspection exercise that allowed it to safely and efficiently execute the work plan ahead of schedule.
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