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Gas supply from Nigeria has, since August 2012, not been regular due to factors, including natural causes, industrial actions and Ghana’s indebtedness of more than $80 million to N-Gas, a Nigerian gas company.
Describing Nigeria as the “Engine room of West Africa,” Talon challenged the country to begin to explore its non-oil potentials to boost the country’s revenue profile and remain standing as a Big Brother in Africa.
Jinapor further explained that the unavailability of gas from the WAGP has led to a switch from gas to light crude oil as fuel to fire a number of thermal plants, which had resulted in a stretch of the consumption rate to conserve the limited stock.
The West Africa Gas Pipeline which runs from offshore Nigeria, through Benin and Togo to Ghana says on its website that it is intact and available to transport gas, but recent problems of pipeline vandalism, especially from the Nigerian end has put the project in danger.