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  "id": 7944133,
  "title": "Ghana Gas to decide on $500 million gas pipeline early next year, CEO says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ghana-gas-to-decide-on-500-million-gas-pipeline-early-next-year-ceo",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghana-gas-to-decide-on-500-million-gas-pipeline-early-next-year-ceo-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's State-owned Ghana Gas has announced that it will make a final investment decision on a $500 million pipeline project by early 2027, according to CEO Judith Adjobah Blay. The proposed 278-kilometre pipeline would transport gas from the company's processing plant in the west to industries in the southeast, addressing growing demand in the industrial sector and reducing reliance on shared pipelines with neighboring countries. Blay made the announcement at the Gastech conference, emphasizing that the project is anticipated to commence in the final quarter of 2027 and is being prepared for financing. The project, which has been under discussion for nearly a decade, aims to provide Ghana with more affordable and reliable gas supplies to power industries in the Tema industrial area. With the anticipated boost in gas production from the Eni-operated Sankofa offshore project, expected to reach 350 mmscfd in 2028 from the current 280 mmscfd, Ghana Gas aims to enhance its gas processing capabilities. Currently, the company processes around 130 mmscfd of associated gas from the Tullow-operated Jubilee and TEN oil fields, with an additional 50 mmscfd available for processing once a new gas plant is approved by lawmakers. The government is set to hold a 30% stake in the proposed plant, with the remaining capital to be raised by private entities. As Ghana's gas consumption is projected to rise to 715 mmscfd by 2030, from 502 mmscfd this year, the company's goal is to primarily utilize gas for power generation, thereby minimizing the need to burn more expensive fuels. Currently, Ghana imports 70 mmscfd of lean gas from Nigeria.",
  "summary": "State-owned Ghana Gas plans to make a final investment decision by early next year on a long-discussed $500 million pipeline project that would transport gas from its processing plant in the western part of the country to industries in the southeast, CEO Judith Adjobah Blay said on Wednesday.",
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        "title": "Ghana Gas to decide on $500 million gas pipeline early next year, CEO says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ghana-gas-to-decide-on-500-million-gas-pipeline-early-next-year-ceo-7945141",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:41:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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