Gas transmission pipeline · Nigeria – Niger – Algeria
Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline
Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline is a shelved gas transmission pipeline crossing Nigeria, Niger, Algeria. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 4,128 km long and 30 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2030. It is owned by Sonatrach SpA, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp and Niger Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies.
Length
4,128 km
Capacity
30 bcm/y
22.1 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 1219 mm (48 in)
Route
Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline runs from Nigeria – Niger – Algeria. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Not reported
- To
- Laghouat
- Start country
- Nigeria
- End country
- Algeria
- Countries crossed
- Nigeria, Niger, Algeria
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Not reported
- Route drawn on map
- 2,398 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P0460
- Start year
- 2030
- Estimated cost (GEM, US dollars)
- $13 billion
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Shelved | ? → Laghouat | 4,128 | 30 | 1219 mm | 2030 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
In the news
Recent headlines that name Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline run?
- Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline runs from Nigeria to Algeria, crossing Nigeria, Niger and Algeria.
- How long is Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline?
- Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline is 4,128 km long.
- How much gas can Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline carry?
- Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 30 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline operating?
- Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline is shelved, with a reported start year of 2030.
- Who owns Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline?
- Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline is owned by Niger Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp and Sonatrach SpA, as recorded in the current tracker release.
More gas pipelines in Nigeria
Listed in name order among the 36 pipelines tracked in Nigeria, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.
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