LNG Chain

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.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
WAGPOperatingItoki terminal, Lagos → Takoradi6782.042006GEM'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.

TerminalCountryImport / exportStatusDistanceMatched by
Benin FSRUBeninImportCancelled0.5 kmroute proximity
Cotonou FSRUBeninImportCancelled1.2 kmroute proximity
Golar Lagos FSRUNigeriaImportCancelled1.3 kmroute proximity
Tema FSRUGhanaImportOperating1.4 kmroute proximity

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

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.