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Nigeria and Morocco reaffirm commitment to multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline after key meetings in Rabat.
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Technical and steering committees highlight progress on environmental and engineering studies.
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Togo officially joins the project as strategic agreements strengthen partnerships across 13 African nations.
The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project has moved closer to reality following recent high-level meetings in Rabat aimed at assessing progress and solidifying partnerships along the proposed route.
Officials from both countries, along with representatives of other participating nations, reviewed technical, environmental and institutional developments during sessions held on July 10 and 11.
According to Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), the project has achieved key technical milestones, including the completion of detailed engineering studies and environmental surveys for the northern section.
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Similar studies for the southern section, covering Nigeria to Senegal, are ongoing as the pipeline edges closer to its construction phase.
The landmark project, first conceived under His Majesty King Mohammed VI and President Bola Tinubu, is designed to transport 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually across 13 coastal African countries.
From Nigeria, the pipeline will stretch through Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, and Mauritania before reaching Morocco. It will then connect to the existing Maghreb-Europe pipeline and feed into European gas networks.
During the Rabat meetings, a new memorandum of understanding was signed between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), ONHYM and Togo’s National Gas Company (SOTOGAZ). This agreement formally brings Togo into the project and completes the lineup of all participating countries along the Atlantic corridor.
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ONHYM stated that the collaboration demonstrates Africa’s ability to unite for shared development goals. Officials reiterated that the gas pipeline would transform energy access, boost industrialisation and strengthen regional integration.
Plans are also in place to supply gas to landlocked nations, including Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, providing a critical link to cleaner energy sources.
The governance of the construction and funding phases will be handled by a holding company, with three specialised subsidiaries overseeing various pipeline segments. The Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) adopted at the ECOWAS Summit in December 2024 remains the legal backbone for the project, spelling out the rights and obligations of each country.
Officials say the initiative aligns with Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative and Nigeria’s drive to diversify energy exports, while also offering a new economic and strategic dimension to Africa.
