Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and some stakeholders have listed the opportunities from the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Natural Gas Pipeline Project (AKKP).
Gatekeepers News reports that the AKKP which is the single largest gas project in Nigeria is presently at 73.3% completion stage.
The Group Executive Director, Gas and Power, NNPC, Abdulkadir Ahmad, made this known while speaking as a guest speaker at a public lecture in honour of Suleiman Umaru, Emir of Lere in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria.
Ahmad said upon completion, AKKP is expected to provide 900 megawatts of power generated to Kaduna and its environ as well as enormous access to gas that can support the springing up of industries and petrochemical plants.
The General Manager, Commercial, Nigeria Gas Company Limited, Emmanuel Ibokwume, who represented Ahmad spoke on the topic, ‘Nigeria Gas Master Plan and Opportunities for the Northern States’, in the event which was organised by the Kaduna Chapter of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineer (NSCHE).
Ahmad said, “We have so far made tremendous progress as the project is about 73.3 percent completed, with only about 23.5 percent remaining.
“We have split the project into two to make sure it is completed at the earliest time possible since we are working within the timeline of 2022.’’
He added that the Federal Government supported the initiative and was pulling resources to ensure that it was not truncated.
“The immense opportunities are that Kaduna will have access to 900 megawatts of power generated by the time the AKKP is completed, and also have enormous access to gas that can support the springing up of industries and petrochemical plants.’’
The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Idris Bugaje, who also spoke at the event said the AKKP is an important project and would solve the country’s inadequate power supply problem.
Bugaje said the project is an opportunity to generate power and distribute it to communities and industries.
He added that, “Most states, especially in the Northern states, get only one or less than one percent of what TCN transmits, as such, the AKKP is an opportunity to generate power and distribute to communities and industries.’’
