Nigeria, Niger and Algeria signed a tripartite known as the Niamey declaration to relaunch the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project (TSGP). The ECOWAS Mines and Petroleum Exhibition Forum (ECOMOF 2022), took place last moth in Niamey. The three countries are aiming to see the project generate income and create job opportunities. The gas pipeline will start from Warri in Nigeria and reach Hassi R’Mel in Algeria via Niger with a length of 4128 kilometers.
A Task Force was set up during the meeting which is obligated to meet frequently with an aim of working together towards this direction and also to speed up the implementations of the commitments made by the three stakeholders. The stakeholders of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project were represented by the Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria, Mr. Timipre Sylva, the Minister of Energy and Mines of Algeria, Mr. Mohamed Arkab and the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies of Niger, Mr.Mahamane Sani Mahamadou.
Mr. Mahamane sani Mahamadou praised his country for maintaining a good relationship with Algeria and Nigeria which resulted to bilateral discussions that yielded to reactivation of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project.
On the other hand The Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria, Mr. Timipre Sylva urged the African countries to unite and collaborate on projects capable of reducing the heavy burdens that weigh on each country taken individually.He also added that his country Nigeria is committed to reduce the cost of the project by constructing the largest part of the Trans-Saharan Pipeline in their territory which will be 614km long.
