Nigeria’s AKK Gas Pipeline to boost economy, expand CNG adoption – Analyst
Energy analyst Patrick Kwame has said that the nearly completed Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano, AKK, Gas Pipeline will boost economic activities and improve the livelihoods of ordinary Nigerians across the country.
He disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
His comments come as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, under the leadership of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, confirmed that the AKK pipeline project is 95 per cent complete.
Reacting, Kwame, who also serves as the lead at the Energy Reforms Monitoring Initiative Africa, said the project represents a major step towards improving energy access, supporting businesses and stimulating economic activities across Northern Nigeria.
He stressed that the pipeline would transform gas supply and distribution across the northern region.
“Major infrastructure projects are ultimately judged by their impact on people’s lives, not simply by the amount of money invested or the length of pipelines constructed.”
He added that expanding gas infrastructure could also support the growth of compressed natural gas, CNG, providing transport operators and other users with an alternative to petrol and diesel.
Nigeria’s AKK Gas Pipeline to boost economy, expand CNG adoption – Analyst