The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), which owns and operates the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), is planning significant maintenance activities from February 5 to March 2, 2025. In a statement, WAPCo outlined that these activities will include pigging and in-line inspection of the 569 km offshore pipeline that runs from Ajido, Lagos State, Nigeria, to Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana. Additionally, the company will replace critical subsea valves at Tema and Cotonou to enhance operational safety.
According to WAPCo, this maintenance project will necessitate the temporary suspension of specific services, including the reverse flow transportation of natural gas from Ghana’s Western Region to Tema in the east, as well as gas transportation services from Nigeria to Cotonou (Benin), Lomé (Togo), and Tema (Ghana). However, some gas transportation services from Nigeria to Takoradi in Ghana will continue during this period to ensure the successful execution of the pipeline cleaning and inspection activities.
“The comprehensive cleaning and inspection exercise is a key regulatory requirement and aligns with industry best practices to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).
“The cleaning and inspection, which encompasses the entire pipeline stretch from Itoki, Ogun State, Nigeria to Takoradi, Western Region Ghana is in two phases. The first phase, which was completed in December 2024, involved cleaning and inspecting the onshore section of the pipeline within Nigeria. The second phase which is scheduled to start on February 5, 2025, will focus on the offshore section of the WAGP”, WAPCo disclosed.
Attached below is the full statement
By: Isaac Dzidzoamenu