Guardian News: Ghana plans to cut gas supply from Nigeria in 2015

Indications have emerged that Ghana is planning to reduce its dependence on 'unreliable' gas supply from Nigeria in the coming year.

It was gathered that the neighbouring country has begun processing gas from its offshore Jubilee oil field through a pipeline project that could save the government over $300 million a year on fuel costs.

Ghana's new Atuabo Gas Processing Plant was recently streamed, supplying 50 million cubic feet of gas per day to nearby thermal power generators operated by the Volta River Authority (VRA) power utility in the western town of Aboadze, to provide a projected 500 megawatts of electricity.

Meanwhile, plans are also in the pipeline by the Nigerian energy group, Sahara Energy, to build a thermal plant in Ghana by next year, to buoy the generation capacity of the country.
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