Nigeria, Niger and Algeria are advancing a 4,128-kilometre gas pipeline that could supply Europe with up to 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually as it seeks alternatives to Russian energy.
Construction has begun on the Algerian section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, advancing a decades-old plan to carry Nigerian gas through Niger to European markets.
The start of work marks a major step for one of Africa’s largest planned energy infrastructure projects, which will cross Nigeria and Niger before linking with Algeria’s extensive pipeline and export network.
Algerian Energy and Mines Minister Mohamed Arkab attended the launch alongside Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ekperikpe Ekpo and Niger’s Petroleum Minister Hamadou Tini.
The pipeline is designed to stretch about 4,128 kilometres from Warri in southern Nigeria to Algeria’s Hassi R’Mel gas hub, passing through Niger.
