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ECOWAS Endorses Nigeria-Morocco 6,900km Gas Pipeline
The proposed African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) has advanced toward implementation after ECOWAS Heads of State signed an Intergovernmental Agreement at the summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The agreement provides sovereign backing for the nearly 6,900-kilometre pipeline, jointly promoted by NNPC Limited and Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), designed to transport 30 billion cubic metres of gas annually.
According to NNPC, the pipeline will connect Nigeria’s gas reserves to West Africa, the Sahel, Morocco, and Europe, creating a new energy corridor linked to the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline.
NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, described the project as “a transformative regional infrastructure designed to unlock West Africa’s vast natural gas resources, connect them to demand centres, and integrate African energy markets.”
Up to 15 billion cubic metres of gas could be supplied to Morocco and Europe, while the rest will support electricity generation, industrialisation, and energy access across West Africa.
NNPC Group CEO Bashir Bayo Ojulari said, “This milestone reflects the clear mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The AAGP is central to delivering that mandate by providing infrastructure to bring about 3 bcf/d of Nigerian gas to market.”
“This event represents another major milestone in the realisation of the AAGP, a strategic project jointly developed under the visionary leadership of King Mohammed VI and President Tinubu,” ONHYM Director-General Amina Benkhadra added.
Following Morocco and Mauritania’s signatures, the Pipeline Higher Authority will be established in Abuja and the AAGP Project Company in Casablanca to oversee implementation and prepare for the Final Investment Decision.