The Head of Corporate Communications at Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah, says the 14-day planned maintenance works on the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant will not result in prolonged power outages.
According to the Chief spokesperson of the company, a technical audit of the maintenance work created the necessary mechanism to compensate for the flow of gas to power generation facilities during the period.
He emphasized that the company has had to level its resources to cut down on the 48-day schedule that was initially designed to a 14-day work plan, while stressing that the company anticipates executing this maintenance work with precision and success given the expertise the Ghanaian engineers have accumulated.
However, speaking to journalists at the site, General Manager in charge of Operations Robert Lartey indicated that the offshore infrastructure belonging to the Ghana Gas and the tie-in facility at Sanzule would not be affected by the maintenance work, adding that the entire works are only centered on the processing plant at Atuabo.
“Other facilities within our operations remain functional, there would not be any gas shortage resulting from the maintenance work. The maintenance works would not disrupt the demands of suppliers nor cause any disruptions in power generation”.
Background
Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has announced that it would from, October 4, 2021, commence a two-week routine planned maintenance shutdown at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant.
The shutdown according to the company will end on October 18, 2021, and it will allow engineers to carry out maintenance of the plant to ensure its efficient operation.
In a statement from the Corporate Communications office of the Ghana National Gas Company, the company said the two-week maintenance will also enable the installation of key components of the processing plant.
“During the maintenance schedule, there shall be an installation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) and maintenance works on the replacement of Small Bore Piping (SBP), Heat Exchanges (HEX) cleaning, replacement of damaged Product Cooler, replacement of defective valves and re-calibration of all our Safety-Critical Equipment including Pressure Safety Valves”, it said.
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