Tuesday January 23, 2024, Accra – The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo)
will undertake a coordinated and planned Emergency Shut Down (ESD) and High Integrity
Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) Proof tests at our facilities in Ghana, Togo, Benin and
Nigeria, between 28th and 30th January 2024.
The schedule for this regulatory Emergency Shut Down and HIPPS Proof tests is as follows.
Sunday January 28, 2024
Itoki Regulating and Metering Station, Nigeria from 08:00 to 16:00
Lagos Beach Compressor Station, Nigeria from 08:000 to 16:00
Tema and Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station, Ghana from 08:00 to 16:00.
Monday January 29, 2024
Cotonou Regulating and Metering Station, Benin from 08:00 to 16:00
Tuesday January 30, 2024
Lomé Regulating and Metering Station, Togo from 09:00 to 15:00
WAPCo is required by its regulatory authority, the West African Gas Pipeline Authority
(WAGPA), to carry out a periodic Emergency Shut Down and HIPPS Proof Test, as part of
measures aimed at ensuring safe and reliable operations of the pipeline.
This Emergency Shut Down and HIPPS Proof Tests is part of WAPCo’s 2024 Scheduled
Maintenance activities and planned collaboratively with key stakeholders in the four countries and sanctioned by WAGPA.
All other relevant stakeholders have been informed in advance and the schedule has been
shared with them for all parties to be aligned to ensure minimal disruption.
WAPCo wishes to apologise to its customers for any inconvenience that may be caused by the planned shutdown, which is a regulatory requirement.
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Media Contact
Isaac Adjei Doku (Dr.),
General Manager, Corporate Affairs
Mobile: +233 (0) 245232809
Email: idoku@wagpco.com
Editor’s Note
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) owns and operates the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), a regional infrastructure linking natural gas resources to customers with a growing demand for cleaner and more efficient energy in the West Africa sub-region especially in Ghana. The WAGP is a bi-directional pipeline system with gas supply from both east (Nigeria) and west (Ghana) of the pipeline system.