ECOWAS Approves $27 Billion Nigeria-Morocco Pipeline

West African leaders officially signed a landmark agreement on Sunday approving the construction of a 6,000-kilometre gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) finalised the pact during a regional summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

The ambitious $27 billion infrastructure project will cross 13 countries along Africa’s Atlantic coast, pumping Nigerian natural gas northward to Morocco before tapping into the existing Maghreb-Europe pipeline network.

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The state-owned energy firms of both nations, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), confirmed that the massive development corridor intends to integrate African energy markets and supply critical regional hubs.

Pipeline (News Central TV) — ECOWAS approves $27 billion Nigeria-Morocco pipeline. Credit: Guardian News Nigeria

To advance the project, the partners will establish a dedicated project company in Casablanca alongside a central governing authority in Abuja.

These administrative bodies will coordinate international investor recruitment before stakeholders lock in a final investment decision.

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