Two oil and gas enclave roads start

Work has started on two road projects in the Atuabo area of the Western Region ahead of the start of operations at the Gas Processing Plant.

As part of a working visit to the Atuabo Gas Plant site, President John Mahama performed a short ceremony to indicate the start of work on a 10km asphaltic concrete road “linking the site of the gas plant to Alabokazo”.

The $22 million road project will be augmented with another 34km double-surfacing road from Alabokazo to Tikobo No.1 at a cost of GH¢24.3 million.

The two projects are part of the oil and gas enclave roads and are intended to open up the communities and towns around the gas plant. It will also facilitate the evacuation of the expected 500 tonnes LPG from the gas plant per day. This represents about 75% of the current national demand.