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By Alltimepost Correspondent
LAGOS – Seplat Energy Plc has reaffirmed that domestic gas remains central to Nigeria’s economic transformation, powering homes, industries, and cleaner transport across the country.
In a statement by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Stanley Okpara, the company said it continues to invest heavily in gas processing infrastructure for the domestic market, including the ANOH Gas Processing Plant expected to commence operations before the end of the year.
Speaking at a panel session during the 2025 Africa Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, Seplat’s Director of New Energy, Mr. Okechukwu Mba, said addressing bottlenecks in the gas-to-power value chain is crucial to achieving energy security and sustainable power supply.
He called for a commercially viable power sector supported by “bankable anchor customers” to serve as a foundation for new gas projects, adding that fixing challenges in transmission, distribution, and liquidity was vital to unlocking investments.
Mba noted that Seplat currently supplies gas to five power stations nationwide, describing gas as a reliable and affordable base-load energy source for national growth.
He disclosed that the company was investing in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facilities to deepen access to clean energy, with plans to begin LPG supply from its Sapele and ANOH plants before year-end.
He said Seplat aims to raise its operated gas production to over one billion cubic feet per day by 2030, leveraging government incentives to drive expansion.
Also speaking, Seplat’s Director of External Affairs and Social Performance, Ms. Chioma Afe, reaffirmed the company’s strong adherence to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
Speaking on the panel, “Bureaucracy or Bridge? Tailoring Global ESG Approaches for African Realities,” Afe stressed that ESG models must be adapted to Africa’s peculiar conditions rather than adopting “one-size-fits-all” frameworks.
She said Seplat continually partners with host communities to identify development gaps, prioritise projects, and build strategies for sustainable progress.
