Ghana Plans FLNG off Atlantic Coast

Ghana plans to build a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off its Atlantic Ocean coast to receive imported gas that would be used to produce up to 1,500MW of electricity by 2016, Reuters reported citing a senior energy official.

The terminal is expected to have the capacity for up to 450-million cubic feet per day of gas.

Ghana had already produced some electricity using natural gas from neighbouring oil-producer Nigeria via a pipeline, but this supply fluctuated depending on Nigeria’s demand for power production, Reuters reported.

"It’s always good to have liquefied gas on a long-term supply basis. We have spoken to Angola, we have spoken to Mozambique, we have spoken to Nigeria," the official said.