The Tema LNG project is a critical component in achieving this vision as it allows for the diversification of fuel supply sources, enhancing flexibility and reliability." “We are pleased to announce our agreement with Quantum Power," said Alexander Mould, CEO of GNPC. "As the national gas sector aggregator, GNPC is leading Ghana’s efforts to develop the gas-to-power value chain supporting the Government’s vision of energy security for accelerated economic growth. The Tema LNG project will also provide GNPC with the flexibility to manage volatility in power demand and fluctuations in domestic gas supply, while mitigating the effect of unpredictable rainfall on Ghana’s power balance.
Given its design, the Tema LNG project has a built-in scalability, which would make it play an increasing role in meeting Ghana’s growing energy demand providing the Ghanaian power generation industry with a highly reliable and clean fuel supply to meet projected power and industrial needs over the next 20 years. The Tema LNG project, comprising a capital outlay of over $550 million, will be implemented on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis with the assets transferring to GNPC after the project’s 20-year term.Ĭommencement of operations is scheduled for the end of 2016. The Tema LNG project will have the scalable capacity to receive, store, regasify and deliver, at steady state, of about 3.40 MMtpy of LNG, equivalent to 500 MMscfgd, utilizing a state-of-the-art dedicated floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored off-shore Tema.Īn associated subsea and onshore pipeline will deliver the natural gas to GNPC and its customers onshore. (GNPC) and Quantum Power, the pan-African energy infrastructure investment platform, have signed a heads of terms agreement for the construction and operation of the LNG storage, regasification and delivery facilities at Tema, Ghana. The floating infrastructure for the terminal is being built by Access LNG, a joint venture between Africa-focused private investment firm Helios Investment Partners and LNG infrastructure provider Gasfin Development.GNPC, Quantum Power agree to terms on Tema LNG terminal in Ghana The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) approved an investment of £46m ($61m).Ĭhina Harbour Engineering Company signed a £70.7m ($93m) agreement with Tema LNG Terminal Company for the construction of the LNG terminal in September 2018. The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) agreed to provide £23.2m ($31m) to Access LNG for the construction of the floating infrastructure for the Tema LNG storage and regasification facility in November 2020. The construction works on the breakwater and the mooring facilities were started in November 2018. The mooring facilities including seven mooring and breasting dolphins will be located in the protected waters behind the breakwater. Dredging is to ensure keel clearance during the installation of the LNG carrier, while the breakwater construction involves the extension of the existing outer breakwater to 800m. Other key activities at the site include dredging, breakwater construction and piling. It will connect with the Volta River Authority header station which is approximately 5km north-east of the Tema Port. The 8km-long associated natural gas pipeline will be submerged across the main port channel.
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The FSU will be moored using a piled mooring dolphin system to enable the full unloading of modern LNG carriers. The FRU and FSU will have a combined storage capacity of approximately 145,000m 3 to 160,000m 3 with nominal gas send-out capacity of 1.7million tonnes per annum of LNG.Īpart from the regasification trains, the FRU will also feature a 20,000m 3 buffer storage facility to temporarily store LNG prior to regasification.
The Tema LNG import terminal will comprise a floating regasification unit (FRU), a floating storage unit (FSU), and a natural gas pipeline, along with mooring facilities and the ship-to-shore transfer system. The site is situated to the southeast of the existing outer breakwater of the main port. The Tema LNG terminal project is located outside the Tema Port in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. The project is estimated to cost more than £266.2m ($350m) and generate appropximately1, 600 jobs during the construction period. The project is intended to meet the domestic natural gas demands in Ghana, which currently relies on the natural gas supply through West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).The terminal will have the capacity to supply approximately two million tonnes (Mt) of of gas a year to the region.
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