Gas transmission pipeline · Itoki terminal, Lagos to Takoradi
West African Gas Pipeline
West African Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline crossing Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and 1 more. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 678 km long and 2.04 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2006. It runs from Itoki terminal, Lagos to Takoradi. It is owned by West African Gas Pipeline Co Ltd.
Length
678 km
Capacity
2.04 bcm/y
1.5 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Route
West African Gas Pipeline runs from Itoki terminal, Lagos to Takoradi. 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
- Itoki terminal, Lagos
- To
- Takoradi
- Start country
- Nigeria
- End country
- Ghana
- Countries crossed
- Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Africa
- Route drawn on map
- 1,324 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P0461
- Start year
- 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAGP | Operating | Itoki terminal, Lagos → Takoradi | 678 | 2.04 | — | 2006 | 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.
| Terminal | Country | Import / export | Status | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin FSRU | Benin | Import | Cancelled | 0.5 km | route proximity |
| Cotonou FSRU | Benin | Import | Cancelled | 1.2 km | route proximity |
| Golar Lagos FSRU | Nigeria | Import | Cancelled | 1.3 km | route proximity |
| Tema FSRU | Ghana | Import | Operating | 1.4 km | route proximity |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Owners
Parent companies
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 West African Gas Pipeline run?
- West African Gas Pipeline runs from Itoki terminal, Lagos to Takoradi, crossing Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Benin.
- How long is West African Gas Pipeline?
- West African Gas Pipeline is 678 km long.
- How much gas can West African Gas Pipeline carry?
- West African Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 2.04 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is West African Gas Pipeline operating?
- West African Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 2006.
- Who owns West African Gas Pipeline?
- West African Gas Pipeline is owned by West African Gas Pipeline Co Ltd, as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Does West African Gas Pipeline serve an LNG terminal?
- West African Gas Pipeline passes within 25 km of 4 tracked LNG terminals. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance and how it was made.