African Renaissance Gas Pipeline

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African Renaissance Gas Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline.

Location

The pipeline would run from the Rovuma Basin in northern Mozambique to Gauteng province in South Africa.

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Project Details

• Operator: ENH, Profin Consulting, SacOil, China Petroleum Bureau
• Current capacity: Million cubic feet per day
• Proposed capacity: Unknown
• Length: 1615 miles / 2,600 km
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year: Projected 2020

Background

If constructed, the African Renaissance Gas Pipeline could be one of the biggest LNG projects in the world. The original target for first production was 2016; however, it was adjusted to 2020 due to low gas prices.