The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) is a strategic project designed to establish a 4,128-km-long pipeline for transportation of natural gas from Nigeria through Niger to Algeria. 

Feb 20, 2025

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have signed new agreements in Algiers to speed up the development of a continental natural gas pipeline, which will transport billions of cubic meters of Nigerian gas to Europe, passing through the Sahel countries. 

Announced in 2009, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) is a strategic initiative designed to establish a 4,128-km-long pipeline for transportation of natural gas from Nigeria through Niger to Algeria. The gas could be pumped from Algeria through the undersea Mediterranean pipeline Transmed to Italy or loaded onto liquefied natural gas tankers. The project would facilitate exports to European markets and other international destinations.

The new contracts, including an agreement for updating the project’s feasibility study, a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) among the energy companies from the three nations and a compensation contract, were signed during the 4th ministerial meeting of the steering committee for the TSGP project, held in Algiers. 

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The feasibility update would explore the ‘required’ means to expedite the development of this project in a timely manner and at competitive costs, Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab said. Calling TSGP a vital link between Africa and the world, Mr. Arkab said the strategic project would make Africa position the continent as a key player in the global energy market.

The meeting did not give any update of the pipeline’s cost, which was estimated at launch at USD 10 billion.