The Ajaokuta–Kano Gas Pipeline Project in Nigeria is set for inauguration. Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPC) made the announcement and said inauguration ceremony is slated for December this year.
The US $2.8 bn project is aimed at transporting natural gas from southern Nigeria to central Nigeria. It is part of the country’s Gas Master Plan and is being constructed by NNPC. The project which is reputed to be the single biggest gas pipeline project in the West African country’s history is expected to transport approximately 3.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day from the delta to power plants in the south of the country.
The614km-long pipeline will transport natural gas from southern Nigeria to central Nigeria and is set to eventually extend to the North Africa region. The gas pipeline project was flagged off in 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mele Kyari.
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BOOT project
The pipeline is being developed on a build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis under public-private partnership (PPP), supervised by Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and executed in three phases.
The first phase covers a distance of 200 kilometers between Ajaokuta and Abuja, while the second and the third phases cover a distance of 193 kilometers and 221 kilometers, from Abuja to Kaduna, and from Kaduna to Kano respectively.
The project is anticipated to have positive effects on power generation, industrial development, and job creation within the country. The Minister of State, Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, highlighted the project’s significance in diversifying the country’s energy mix, reducing reliance on imported gas, and creating job opportunities. The funding for the AKK gas pipeline project involves the NNPC and a consortium of international lenders, with the completion targeted for July 2024.
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