{"id":97425,"date":"2025-10-07T07:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97425"},"modified":"2025-10-07T07:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:27:48","slug":"gsa-and-ptb-commission-upgraded-primary-temperature-lab-break-ground-for-modern-e2-mass-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97425","title":{"rendered":"GSA and PTB Commission upgraded primary temperature lab; break ground for modern E2 mass facility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), in collaboration with Germany\u2019s National Metrology Institute, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), has commissioned an upgraded Primary Temperature Laboratory while breaking ground for the construction of a modern E2 Mass Laboratory.<\/p>\n

The event, held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, formed part of the \u201cEstablishment of a Fit-for-Future National Metrology Institute in Ghana\u201d project.<\/p>\n

The upgrade of the GSA\u2019s Temperature Laboratory marks a significant advancement, elevating it from a secondary facility to a primary laboratory.<\/p>\n

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This transformation represents the first of its kind in Ghana and within the entire ECOWAS sub-region, positioning the country as a leader in scientific measurement standards across West Africa.<\/p>\n

The newly commissioned facility now has the capacity to perform fixed-point calibrations according to the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90), a benchmark in precision measurement.<\/p>\n

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This capability is expected to enhance Ghana\u2019s industrial, scientific, and technological sectors, ensuring greater accuracy and global competitiveness in temperature calibration and standards.<\/p>\n

At the same ceremony, officials also cut sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art E2 Mass Laboratory.<\/p>\n

Once completed, the facility will further expand Ghana\u2019s metrology infrastructure, strengthening the Authority\u2019s mandate to provide internationally recognised calibration and measurement services that support trade, manufacturing, and research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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