The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially approved the Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP), a landmark energy project designed to transport Nigerian natural gas across West Africa to Morocco and onward to Europe.
The agreement was signed by West African leaders during the ECOWAS summit held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The proposed 6,000-kilometre pipeline will pass through 13 countries along Africa's Atlantic coast before linking with the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline.
ECOWAS Chairman and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio announced the approval, describing the project as a major step toward strengthening regional cooperation and expanding access to natural gas across the region.
According to Morocco's National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the pipeline will improve energy security, integrate African energy markets, and create new economic opportunities across West Africa, the Sahel, Morocco, and Europe.
The next phase includes establishing a project company in Casablanca and a governing authority in Abuja before attracting investors and reaching a final investment decision.
Estimated to cost about $27 billion, construction is expected to begin in 2028, with the first gas deliveries targeted for 2031.
The Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline was first proposed in 2016 during King Mohammed VI of Morocco's visit to Nigeria and has gained renewed momentum amid changing energy dynamics in North Africa and Europe.
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