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Nigeria gas infrastructure development

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Nigeria is advancing multiple gas infrastructure initiatives at both the international and regional levels. On the continental stage, the government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) connecting to Algeria, designating it as the “primary viable solution” for supplying the Sahel and global markets over Morocco’s Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline initiative. To support this, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has secured four final investment decisions to increase extraction capacity, with a connection project in Aoulef scheduled for June 2026. Domestically, ~~the Federal Government~~ President Bola Tinubu has ~~launched~~ announced the commencement of a $100 million gas distribution pipeline project implemented through the South East Development ~~Commission.~~ Commission (SEDC). This 400-kilometre network is ~~intended~~ designed to connect gas resources to major industrial and commercial hubs ~~across~~ in Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia, and Ebonyi ~~states~~ states. The project targets an estimated demand of 254 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, with approximately 150 potential customers already identified. By providing a more reliable and cost-effective energy source, the initiative seeks to ~~drive industrialization~~ reduce the region's heavy reliance on expensive diesel generators, supporting manufacturing clusters in Aba, Nnewi, and ~~job creation.~~ Onitsha, as well as agro-processing in Ebonyi. Speaking through Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, the President emphasized that the prosperity of the South-east is integral to Nigeria's national economic success.

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