{"id":12173,"date":"2025-08-03T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12173"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:49:53","slug":"illegal-mining-menace-ghana-gas-pipelines-in-evalue-gwira-municipality-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12173","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Mining Menace: Ghana Gas pipelines in Evalue Gwira Municipality at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illegal mining activities are threatening the Ghana Gas pipeline in Akango, located in the Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Municipality of the Western Region.<\/p>\n

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Despite a mandated 35-meter buffer zone, miners have encroached on the pipeline\u2019s path, risking its safety.<\/p>\n

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During an inspection visit to assess the pipeline\u2019s condition, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Company, Judith Adjobah Blay addressed the media, reaffirming her commitment to protecting the pipeline\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis pipeline, connecting Essiama Distribution Center to Prestea, is crucial for our operations. However, we\u2019ve received reports of illegal miners encroaching on the protected area.<\/p>\n

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Upon investigation, we\u2019ve confirmed that the mining activities are perilously close to our pipeline. During our visit, the miners fled upon seeing us and our security detail.\u201d She said.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Gas Company, Judith Adjobah Blay, indicated that the Chief of Akango has stated that \u201cDuring our meeting at the palace, the chief\u2019s representative proposed that we should demarcate our 35-meter buffer zone around the pipeline to allow mining activities to proceed while ensuring the pipeline\u2019s safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In ensuing safety of the pipelines CEO, Judith Adjobah Blay mentioned that \u201cAs Ghana Gas, our priority is protecting our pipelines, a national asset vital for power generation and industrial use.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve informed the community about the risks associated with gas pipelines and the importance of safeguarding our investment. To ensure safety, we\u2019ll mark a 35-meter zone with clear indicators, as recommended by our engineers, to demarcate the danger zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, she emphasized that ensuring compliance with the marked safety zones will be a major concern moving forward.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe challenge lies in determining a safe distance for mining activities near our 35-meter buffer zone. Due to the high-impact nature of mining, which can cause soil erosion and pose risks to our pipeline, we\u2019re requesting an additional 50-meter buffer beyond the existing 35 meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We aim to engage the chief and community to convey the importance of keeping a safe distance from the pipeline.\u201d She added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Illegal mining activities are threatening the Ghana Gas pipeline in Akango, located in the Evalue Ajomoro Gwira Municipality of the Western Region. Despite a mandated 35-meter buffer zone, miners have encroached on the pipeline\u2019s path, risking its safety. During an inspection visit to assess the pipeline\u2019s condition, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":12177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3537,41],"tags":[3785,3784],"class_list":["post-12173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-general-news","tag-galamsey-threat","tag-national-pipeline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12179,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12173\/revisions\/12179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}