The
Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company is looking forward to
building a gas storage facility in Kumasi for power generation.
There
are also plans to build an oil pipeline from the Western region to the Kumasi
oil depot as part of upgrade and expansion re-engineering to meet the energy needs
of the country.
Officials
will not disclose timelines for project take off, but Corporate Communications
Manager, Nat Acheampong, says “studies are far advanced”.
He
told Luv Biz Report the projects are part of the company’s developmental goals.
“The
pipeline from Western region to Kumasi will be on pilot bases and once that is
successful, we’ll expand it across the region and across the country”, he
stated.
BOST
oil storage facility in Kumasi holds 84million barrels of petrol and diesel, serving
the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and parts of the Western region.
With
a reserve capacity to last the country four weeks of consistent supplies, the Kumasi
Depot is deemed critical to BOST operations.
The
gas infrastructure project would be a relief for motorists and households whose
consumption of gas has surged in recent times, yet have had to stay in long queues
for days to access supplies.
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by Kofi Adu Domfeh
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