Nigeria’s domestic gas supply has crossed 2 billion cubic feet per day, as the government moves to increase deliveries to power plants and industries and ease energy constraints that have limited economic activity. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo disclosed the figure Friday, outlining higher production targets.

Gas production has risen to 7.5 billion cubic feet per day from about 6.8 billion cubic feet per day in 2023, while proven reserves increased to 215.19 trillion cubic feet from 208.83 trillion cubic feet, Ekpo said. The figures point to a larger resource base as Nigeria seeks to expand domestic gas use.

Bigger gas targets

Nigeria is targeting production of 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030. The government expects higher output to support power generation, industry, fertilizer and petrochemical production, liquefied natural gas, transportation and export markets as demand for gas grows.

Pipeline projects are central to the supply push. The Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben pipeline has been completed and is being prepared for first gas, Ekpo said. The 2 billion-cubic-feet-per-day system is expected to unlock more than 500 million standard cubic feet per day of additional gas for Nigeria’s domestic market.

The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline is about 95 percent complete, Ekpo added, providing another major piece of infrastructure for moving gas to markets across northern Nigeria. Together, the projects are intended to improve the reliability of domestic supply and expand access to gas for power plants, manufacturers and other large consumers.

Investment follows supply

The government has also deployed N671 billion, equivalent to $434 million, through the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund. The spending has attracted N1.6 trillion in private investment across 31 projects and 205 infrastructure assets, Ekpo said.

Those projects are expected to deliver about 475 million standard cubic feet per day to the domestic market when fully operational. Nigeria is targeting about $30 billion in investment in the gas sector by 2030, underscoring the government’s push to turn rising reserves and production into broader industrial and energy supply.