Ghana National Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas) has announced that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region will be closed for maintenance.
The renovation is scheduled to last for ten days beginning on Wednesday, 31 August, according to a letter signed and released on Monday, 29 August by Alfred Agbamey, Corporate Communications Manager of the company.
The press statement pointed out that: “The plant has been in operation for more than 12,000 hours since pre-commissioning and commissioning activities in 2014” necessitating a mandatory maintenance of the facility.
The release also indicated that: “The mandatory outage is required by original equipment manufacturers of certain critical components in the gas processing plant on a periodic basis”.
Additionally, the company explained that the maintenance period is necessary to “facilitate warranty assurance on the installed equipment and the validity of operating insurance cover.
It is, however, not clear how the shutdown will affect electricity generation and supply across the country.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
