Ghana Launches Committee for Second Gas Processing Plant

Ghana has inaugurated an implementation committee for the construction of the country’s Second Gas Processing Plant (GPP II).

The committee will include representatives from the Ministries of Energy and Green Transition; Finance; Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation; the state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and Ghana Gas; as well as members from the private sector.

“GPP II represents not just an energy project, but a national investment in our future,” stated John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy and Green Transition for Ghana, adding, “This committee has the mandate to drive every aspect of implementation from technical design to funding and stakeholder engagement and ensure we reach execution with confidence and clarity.”

The committee will be divided into three functional bodies. The steering committee will oversee policy and strategic approvals. The core technical committee will manage technical, commercial, legal and financial workstream. Finally, the communications and social license working group will lead public engagement and risk management.

Minister Jinapor will serve as the Chair of the steering committee, while Cassiel Ato Forson, Ghana’s Minister of Finance, will serve as Co-Chair. The steering committee will also feature the Kwame Ntow Amoah, CEO of the GNPC, and Samual Nartey George, Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation for Ghana as members.

Richard Gyan-Mensah, Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition for Ghana will chair the core technical committee while the communications and social license working group will be chaired by Shamima Muslim, Founder of the non-governmental Alliance for Women in Media Africa.

The GPP II project is set to drive Ghana’s processing capacity beyond the current 120 million standard cubic feet per day handled at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant. What’s more, GPP II stands to save the country up to $151 million per year in annual losses from unprocessed natural gas liquids.