West Africa signs off $25bn mega gas-pipeline plan
West Africa signed off the $25bn mega gas-pipeline plan on Sunday evening in Freetown, with West African leaders formally endorsing the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline. Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone's president and head of Ecowas, quipped, "Don't be surprised when the gas comes your way," following the ceremony. The pipeline will be 6,000km (3,700 miles) long, running along the Atlantic coast of 14 African nations, carrying Nigerian gas to Morocco before linking into Europe's existing gas network via Spain.
Construction is expected to begin in 2028 with an estimated cost of $25bn (£19bn). Energy expert and former Nigerian government advisor Charles Majomi stated that the pipeline signals a change from current models where gas is extracted from African nations, refined abroad, and then shipped back to African nations at three or four times the price. Majomi argued that this practice must end because it is a "complete devaluation of the resource." Prof Ganiyat Adejoke Adesina-Uthman of the National Open University of Nigeria said that beyond energy security, it will open up Africa as a corridor to international markets.
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West African leaders have formally endorsed the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline, one of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure
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