‘Market-based Regime To Accelerate Gas Sector Development In Africa’

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Sahara Group, has urged African governments and regulators to adopt market-based regimes to stimulate the sustainable development of gas across the continent.

The company noted that appropriate pricing of the commodity will enhance investment, increase production and consumption growth. It also called for the inclusion of investors in gas policy development frameworks as part of the process of enhancing capacity and competitiveness of the sector in Africa.

We have the West African Pipeline Project, WAGP that delivers gas to Benin, Togo and Ghana which has the potential to further play a huge role in regional gas development given market-based regimes and adequate investments.” For instance, according to McKinsey & Co, Nigeria has installed capacity of about 40 – 60 gigawatts, GW, of petrol and diesel generators. Switching that capacity to the electricity grid, will lead to an almost 33 metric tons carbon dioxide emissions reduction annually- equivalent to about 12% of Nigeria’s current greenhouse gas emissions. Similarly, substituting firewood, Charcoal & Kerosene with LPG, would have a similar effect.

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