*Ghana鈥檚 state-owned Tema LNG Terminal Company is apparently progressing with plans to sell gas throughout the West African sub-region after shipments of fuel begin to flow to an import terminal this year

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

Tema LNG Terminal Company, Ghana鈥檚 state-owned oil company, is progressing with plans to sell liquefied natural gas throughout West Africa after shipments of the fuel begin to flow to an import terminal in 2022.

The liquefied natural gas firm is expected to start commercial operations at the plant in the second quarter of this year, and can help to create an energy hub for the region.

绿帽献妻 gathered Hamis Ussif, Manager for Gas at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), who disclosed this development in an interview Accra, Ghanaian capital, noted that the Corporation would buy the LNG from Tema and sell it onward.

Gas terminal

A number of West African countries are embracing the use of natural gas as part of an effort to bring electricity to more people who live there, report said.

While the use of fossil fuels is criticised for contributing to climate change, local producers have argued that the continent only accounts for 3 percent of the world鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions.

The GNPC is working with partners interested in building infrastructure to sell LNG to domestic users and those within the sub-region looking to boost power, Ussif stated.

The Manager of Gas at the Corporation also said: 鈥淭he options available include a mix of pipelines, barges and trucks where feasible to reduce the cost of transporting to our neighbours.鈥�

Ussif noted there鈥檚 already a request from Benin, a nearby country, to increase gas supply.

Report indicates Ghana has a 17-year contract for 225 million standard cubic feet a day of gas from the Tema terminal, which is backed by Helios Investment Partners and African Infrastructure Investment Managers, with LNG supplied by Royal Dutch Shell Plc.