Скачать или смотреть Israel Aye (Energy Governance Expert) on Nigeria's Gas Expansion Plans Challenges & Recommendations

In 2021, Nigeria declared the decade of gas to illustrate its commitment to gas expansion to drive the nation’s economic growth and its ambition to deepen natural gas production and utilization in Nigeria. The Decade of Gas Policy from 2021 to 2030 provides the framework for that ambition.

However, unlike its predecessors, that policy document was not publicized three years after its operationalization. The 2008 Gas Master Plan,, the 2017 National Gas Policy, Nigeria’s Gas Expansion Plan on plans for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified petroleum gas (LPG), the National Gas Flare Commercialization Programme (NGFCP), and the declaration of ten (10) critical gas projects in the Decade of Gas Plan provide some indication of Nigeria’s plans. However, it does not clarify how Nigeria has adjusted its plans to reflect the challenges faced in previous plans or its right-sized ambitions, given the impact the global energy transition will likely have on its gas expansion plans.

To that end, a Policy Dialogue on Nigeria’s Decade of Gas Plan was organized by the African Initiative for Transparency, Accountability, and Responsible Leadership (AfriTAL) and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) held on August 14th, 2023, at Bon Stratton Hotels, Asokoro, Abuja to explore these themes.