AKK Gas Pipeline to Boost CNG Availability – NNPC Ltd.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says completing the mainline section of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline will improve gas availability across Northern Nigeria.
It also says the project will boost Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) supply in the region.
Mr Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday.
He said expanding gas connections to more locations would significantly improve CNG availability.
Ojulari said the gas pipeline project was 95 per cent complete, with the outstanding five per cent involving the completion of some stations and connections to end-users.
He said the company was targeting gas delivery to Abuja before the end of 2026 to support power generation, factories, data centres and industrial hubs, while Kaduna and Kano were expected to receive gas by 2027.
Ojulari also said NNPC Ltd. had raised 1.5 billion dollars for the AKK Gas Pipeline Project based solely on projected pipeline throughput.
“The AKK gas pipeline, all the way from Ajaokuta, Kaduna, to Kano, the main pipeline has been completed.
“The remaining five per cent has to do with some of the stations where we need to then link offtakes from the main pipeline to users.
“We are hoping that before the end of the year, we will get the gas to Abuja, which is the first step, and by 2027 we will get the gas to Kaduna and Kano.
“But keep in mind that is the main line. From there, there will be more connections to other areas.
“We already solved the first line because we now have the Abuja power plant. As we move north and we build those connections, the CNG availability will increase phenomenally.
“But keep in mind that we still have to go towards Maiduguri and Sokoto, right? So there’ll be more work to be done, but it’s now much easier than just taking gas all the way from Port Harcourt to those locations,” he said.
He explained that the project would provide a more accessible gas supply network, making it easier to distribute gas to different locations and support increased CNG availability.
Ojulari, however, said that further extensions would be required to deliver gas to other locations, including Maiduguri and Sokoto, adding that the additional connections would become easier with the AKK pipeline in place.
The AKK Gas Pipeline is a 40-inch, 614-kilometre pipeline system running from Ajaokuta in Kogi to Kano, with associated intermediate and terminal gas facilities and other equipment to transport natural gas to off-takers.
The pipeline is expected to supply gas for power generation, data centres and industrial hubs, while supporting wider access to natural gas across Northern Nigeria. #AKK Gas Pipeline to Boost CNG Availability – NNPC Ltd.# NNPC Confirms Gas Supply, Network Availability
