Ghana Gas, NPA Forge Stronger Partnership for Energy Sector Excellence

Accra, Ghana | August 14, 2025 – The Ghana National Gas Company and the National Petroleum Authority have moved to deepen operational and regulatory coordination following a high-level meeting between their respective heads on Tuesday.

Ghana Gas CEO Judith Adjobah Blay met with NPA CEO Godwin Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo at the Authority’s headquarters to discuss alignment across the gas value chain, with an emphasis on managing upcoming supply constraints. The engagement comes just days before Ghana Gas is scheduled to take its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant offline from August 16 to 30 for planned maintenance; a pause that will temporarily halt a significant portion of the country’s processed gas supply to power producers and industry.

While no new policy measures were unveiled, the talks were understood to have covered regulatory coordination, safety protocols, and the synchronisation of infrastructure plans. The timing reflects a broader operational recalibration under Ghana Gas’s current leadership, which in recent months has paired high-level policy discussions with on-the-ground engagements in the Western Region. These have included technical assessments at the Takoradi Distribution Station, interface with power producers such as KARPOWERSHIP, and community-level interactions aimed at linking field realities with executive decision-making.

For the NPA, the meeting offered a platform to reinforce its oversight role while supporting midstream and downstream innovation. For Ghana Gas, it marked another step in strengthening institutional linkages - a move Board Chair Kofi Totobi Quakyi has framed as essential to aligning operations with rising national energy demand.

To cushion the two-week shutdown, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has coordinated contingency plans with thermal generators and upstream producers. Eni Ghana and its OCTP partners will temporarily boost output by 30 million standard cubic feet per day, while the West African Gas Pipeline Company undertakes its own offshore maintenance, underscoring the interconnected nature of regional gas flows.

With Ghana’s energy system under pressure from both rising demand and infrastructure stress points, the effectiveness of this coordinated response will be closely watched. A smooth shutdown and restart at Atuabo could do more than maintain short-term supply. It  could demonstrate a maturing operational culture and a sector capable of balancing safety, reliability, and growth in real time.