Tema LNG Terminal

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Tema LNG Terminal is an under construction LNG terminal in Accra, Ghana.

Location

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Project Details

• Parent: Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Quantum Power Ghana Gas Limited (QPGGL)
• Location: Tema, Accra, Ghana
• Coordinates: 5.666667, 0 (approximate)
• Capacity: 2.0 mtpa
• Status: Construction
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2020

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Tema LNG Terminal is an under construction LNG terminal in Accra, Ghana. The Tema LNG Terminal will comprise of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that is to be permanently moored offshore at a jetty built by West African Gas. Construction of the terminal began in March of 2017.

Ghana had been trying to get an LNG import project off the ground for years and the project was beginning to look unlikely. Especially when the two leading FSRU operators, Golar and Hoegh, withdrew due to delays over contracts. But in September of 2018, Ghana chose two Chinese companies to build the infrastructure it needs to import liquefied natural gas, resurrecting the $350 million project that would make the country the first in sub-Saharan Africa to buy LNG. Tema LNG, backed by Africa-focused private equity firm Helios Investment, signed deals with China Harbour Engineering Company to build onshore facilities and Jiangnan Shipyard for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

As of July 2019, the terminal was expected to be completed by the second half of 2020. However, the project has been mired in criticism for a lack of financial transparency. In June of 2017, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation signed a gas supply contract with Rosneft, but in July of 2019 they signed a new agreement with Helios/China Harbor Engineering for the same gas, leading experts to ask for an explanation for the disillusionment of the original Rosneft agreement.