Nigeria’s AKK gas pipeline 95% complete, according to NNPC
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post and Leadership
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline is 95% complete, according to Daily Post, and is expected to strengthen gas access in northern Nigeria. Patrick Kwame believes the project will support economic activity, electricity generation and the development of compressed natural gas, with deliveries to Abuja expected before the end of 2026, then to Kaduna and Kano in 2027.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), led by Bayo Ojulari, has confirmed that the AKK pipeline is 95% complete, while Patrick Kwame, executive director of the Energy Reforms Monitoring Initiative Africa, calls for the project to be judged by its concrete effects on people. He believes better gas availability could support businesses and the economy of northern Nigeria.
The first gas deliveries to Abuja are planned before the end of 2026, followed by Kaduna and Kano in 2027. Kwame believes the network could improve electricity generation, industrial activity and household access to energy, while reducing costs for some businesses and encouraging employment.
The 614-kilometre pipeline, with a diameter of 40 inches, is to carry gas from Ajaokuta in Kogi State to Abuja, Kaduna and Kano. The project could also strengthen energy security in the north by reducing dependence on supplies transported from the south over long distances.
The initiative also welcomed the 1.5 billion dollars in financing secured by the NNPC on the basis of expected revenues from gas transport. It stresses that the commissioning of the pipeline must be accompanied by distribution networks and connections so that gas actually reaches power plants, factories, businesses and communities that are still poorly served.
