The Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Kingdom of Morocco to expedite the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline.
According to a statement by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The talks focused on enhancing the partnership between the two nations to accelerate the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project, aligning with Memoranda of Understanding signed in Abuja in 2022.
Both parties underscored the strategic significance of the project for their countries and the broader African continent, emphasizing the urgency to swiftly complete it to address energy poverty in Africa.
The meeting, featuring the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, and the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Ms Leila Benali, was facilitated by NNPC Ltd.’s Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, and the Director General of the Morocco National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines, Mme Amina Benkhadra.
The pipeline is planned to traverse Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, and conclude in Morocco with a spur to Spain. Given the project’s international scope, the ECOWAS Commission is tasked with responsibilities including facilitating inter-governmental treaties, hosting government agreements, establishing the Pipeline Higher Authority, and ensuring alignment with AU, UN, and other pertinent international bodies.
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