Nigeria throw away 3,000MW of power generation through flared gas – DPR report

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…….if government is able to harness gas currently being flared at the 139 flare locations across the Niger Delta..

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR ) in Nigeria has revealed that additional 3,000 megawatts of electricity can be generated from the current gas being flared in the country.

This is contained in DPR’s report made available at a workshop organised for energy journalists in Lagos state.

According to the report which explained routine gas flaring as the intentional burning of gas, while non-routine flaring as the need to burn gas due to unexpected emergencies stated that the country currently flares about 11 per cent of its gas production, bringing Nigeria to seventh in the world.

The report disclosed that, if government is able to harness gas currently being flared at the 139 flare locations across the Niger Delta, it would boast of 3,000 MW of electricity in the nearest future.

It explained that solution to gas flaring challenge is for government to construct pipelines, which will harness all gas currently being flared into one position for commercialisation.

To this end, the report explained that government’s current Nigerian Gas Flare Commericlisation (NGFC) programme was geared towards finding markets for gas flared in the country.

The report added that government would be responsible for finding market for gas currently being flared unlike in the past when it was left in the hands of producers.

The report explained that another reason the programme has not been successful is because government left gas flaring commercialisation in the hands of the producers, who do not have much interest in gas.

The Nigerian government is planning to end routine gas flare by 2020.

It said: “Non-routine flaring cannot be stopped because there is always emergencies, which could require companies to free up some pressure during production.

“Non-routine flaring doesn’t always happen.”

The report further said Nigeria needs dedicated exploration gas, as all the gas discovered in the country so far, have been “accidental”.

It added: “The country can generate double of the power produced today if we utilise the gas we flare, if Nigeria can harness its gas potential, we have the tendency to power Africa.”

Amehnews recalled that Aiteo stated that “our strategy is to use gas and oil and coal to generate electricity and market it to Nigeria and other West African countries, helping to bring power to an estimated 7.6 million people in the years ahead — expanding our market share and increasing revenues.” while DPR is here reporting waste 3,000 megawatts of electricity that can be generated from the current gas being flared in the country.


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