Feasibility Study
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PROJECT LOCATION |
PROJECT TYPE |
ESTIMATED VOLUMES PER YEAR |
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Cotonou, Benin |
Small Scale Bulk - LNG |
5 Mill MMBTU |
Although Benin has moderate natural gas reserves, there is no natural gas production and all natural gas is imported. The company responsible for the gas import is Société Beninoise de Gaz. Natural gas is supplied to Benin by the West African Gas Pipeline.
The site selected is located about 2.5 km west of the planned Maria Gleta substation in order to reduce incremental transmission losses, since the plant will be close to the major load centre in Benin and in close proximate to gas supply, it will be an important consumer of gas from Nigeria and Ghana. The project was meant to utilize the coastal transmission backbone (CTB), allowing for increased trade, regional integration, and grid stability.