فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Rabat: The Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, announced before Parliament today, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the latest developments regarding the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (Nigeria-Morocco) project.
During the oral questions session in the House of Councillors, Benali stated that the governmental agreement of the member states concerned with the project, along with the attached host country agreement, was adopted during the last ministerial meeting on this matter. The Minister affirmed that work on this strategic project will be carried out in defined phases, noting the successful completion of the comprehensive feasibility study and preliminary engineering studies, as well as the identification of the optimal route for the pipeline.
The Minister added that joint work is currently underway between the Moroccan and Nigerian sides to establish a “special purpose vehicle” that will manage and oversee the project’s implementation. In parallel, intensive preparations are being made to reach the final investment decision, which is expected to be issued by the end of the current year.
Benali emphasized that this large-scale project, with an estimated total cost of around $25 billion US dollars, represents a strong catalyst for economic, industrial, and digital development in the region. She also affirmed that it will constitute a fundamental pillar for creating new job opportunities and a cornerstone for transforming Morocco into a strategic main corridor linking Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic basin.
The Minister pointed out that the Moroccan government, in parallel with this ambitious project, launched expressions of interest in April for the development of the national natural gas infrastructure. This national project aims to connect the port of Nador to Kenitra, Mohammedia, and further to Dakhla, with the goal of future integration and connection with the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (Nigeria-Morocco).
This regional project is expected to provide a vast infrastructure spanning approximately 6,000 kilometers, crossing several sister African countries, with a transport capacity ranging between 15 and 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year. It will also enable the delivery of vital energy to around 400 million people in 13 African countries, thereby boosting development and prosperity across the continent.
