Ghana to start sub-Sarahan Africaâs first LNG-to-power project By Moses Mozart Dzawu and Anna Shiryaevskaya on 1/7/2021
Tema LNG Terminal Co. s Ghana facility
ACCRA (Bloomberg) Ghana is set to open sub-Saharan Africaâs first liquefied natural gas-to-power project as it moves to position itself as a hub for the cleaner and cheaper fuel in the region.
LNG-to-power projects have been booming from Asia to Latin America in recent years as they allow nations to switch from dirtier fossil fuels to keep the lights on. And for sellers, integrated LNG-to-power provides a guaranteed outlet for the fuel.
Tema LNG Terminal Co. received the floating regasification unit from Jiangnan, China on Wednesday, paving the way for the supply of 1.7 million tons of natural gas per year for power generation sometime this quarter, Edmund Agyeman-Duah, project manager at the company, said.
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The election in Ghana sets the path for continuity but there are challenges ahead for the incumbent, who will continue to face difficulties in the power sector.
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo won the election, receiving a mandate for another four years with 51.6% of the vote. His rival, John Mahama won 47.4%.
Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) has 137 seats in the parliament, while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) received 136 seats, as of December 10. There is one independent and the results from one seat was outstanding.
There were some challenges in the election and the opposition has objected to the results.
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The election in Ghana sets the path for continuity but there are challenges ahead for the incumbent, who will continue to face difficulties in the power sector.