Trans-Saharan gas pipeline
Coverage of Trans-Saharan gas pipeline in the Nexus archive.
- Morocco has no gas. So how did it sell the world a $25bn gas pipeline?
Morocco's African Atlantic Gas Pipeline (AAGP) project, despite the country having negligible gas resources, aims to supply Europe by crossing West African and Sahelian countries. However, it faces challenges in competing with Algeria's Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), which is already under construction and offers a more viable route. Morocco has secured contracts and agreements for the project, but experts question its economic and geopolitical feasibility.
- Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline: an African dream that could reshape world energy markets
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project, which aims to export Nigerian gas to Europe via Niger and Algeria, has regained attention after delays, with construction on the Algerian section restarting. Completion of the pipeline could significantly alter Europe's energy landscape.
- Algeria begins work on Trans-Saharan gas pipeline to Europe
Algeria has started construction on the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline to Europe. The Algerian state-owned energy company Sonatrach will build a section connecting to an existing pipeline system in the Aoulef region that supplies Europe.