The West African Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to extending its pipeline beyond its four key stakeholders, including Ghana, to other countries within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Authority highlighted that discussions with Ivory Coast are progressing well, with plans to assess the project’s viability before moving forward with the work.

This statement was made by the Director-General of WAGPA, Chafari Kanya Hanawa, following her announcement of the resumption of gas supply to Ghana after a one-month suspension for maintenance.

“We are hoping to extend to the next ECOWAS Countries. For instance, we have been able to meet with the Minister of Energy in Cote D’Ivoire, and what we just did was to do a presentation to him and to tell him about the extent of West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) If you are advocating extension, you must also tell them how it will benefit them. So these are the things we always put on the table”, she noted.

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has completed critical pipeline maintenance activities and resumed gas transportation to Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

According to WAPCo, the maintenance project involved offshore pipeline cleaning and inspection, subsea valve replacements, and other essential works across multiple locations in Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

WAPCo announced that the project was completed ahead of schedule with remarkable efficiency and safety.

The company further revealed that the four-week-long project required a temporary shutdown of pipeline laterals supplying gas to Cotonou (Benin), Lomé (Togo), and Tema (Ghana).