- Morocco will host over 1,600 kilometres of the gas pipeline project estimated to cost at least $25 billion.
- The pipeline will be located along the West African coast from Nigeria and connected to the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline to reach the European gas network.
In a bid to provide energy security for hundreds of millions of Africans, Morocco has reiterated its commitment to a gas pipeline project with Nigeria. During his speech to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the Green March, King Mohammed VI said the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project is more than just a bilateral project between two sister nations.
The monarch said, “I want this to be a strategic project that benefits all of West Africa – a region home to more than 440 million people. The NMGP provides opportunities and guarantees for energy security and economic, industrial and social development for the fifteen ECOWAS member countries, including Morocco and Mauritania.”
In August, Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider, N-Sea, announced the expansion of its area of operations to West Africa. N-sea proved this by commencing survey operations to support the development of the NMGP project. Morocco’s Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) sponsored the 5,600-kilometre pipeline.
Morocco will host over 1,600 kilometres of the project, estimated to cost at least $25 billion. The pipeline will be located along the West African coast from Nigeria, through Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania to Morocco. The connection will be to the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline to reach the European gas network. It will also supply natural gas to the landlocked states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.
“This strategic project will improve the living standard of the populations, the integration of the economies of the sub-region, and the reduction of desertification thanks to a sustainable and reliable supply of gas,” said ONHYM.