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Algeria has begun construction on a section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a gas pipeline that will connect Nigeria, Niger and Algeria and supply Europe with up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas a year as it seeks alternatives to Russian energy.
About this informs Business Insider.
The project involves the construction of a 4,128-kilometer route from Warri in southern Nigeria through Niger to the Hassi R’Mel gas hub in Algeria.
Pipeline project from Nigeria to the gas system of Algeria
From there, gas can be supplied through the existing Algerian network to Mediterranean export terminals and pipelines serving the European market.
The new Algerian section should extend approximately 1,210 km from the border with Niger to the south of the country. Niger plans to start work on its 720-kilometer section in early 2027.
Interest in the project increased after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when Europe began to look for alternatives to Russian gas.
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline also competes with another route, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, which is to run along the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
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