Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline Project Nears 70% Completion – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) Group CEO Mallam Mele Kyari, on an inspection tour of one of the #AKKGasPipeline project sites in Ahoko, Kogi State said the project is almost at 70% completion,with over $1.1bn so far released to finance the project.
Speaking with newsmen on Monday, during the tour, Mallam Kyari said the project has not stopped for one day, noting that the corporation has continued to fund it despite the absence of third-party financing.
: “The AKKGasPipeline is one massive project we are running as NNPC Limited. It has immense value for Nigeria & its socio-economic growth.
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“The project has not stopped for one day. We have continued to fund it despite the absence of third-party financing.
“We have so far spent over $1.1bn on this project from our cashflow. We are a commercial company today.
“We have inter-company loans within our company now. This company can fund this project, so we do not need any support to deliver this project now.”
“As we speak now, we don’t owe a dollar to our contractors today. We paid all their invoices. There are over 30 active sites today in this project, and we are very hopeful that we will deliver this project”
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