Côte d’Ivoire: LNG consortium established
Issue 332
- 18 Oct 2016
| 1 minute read
The government signed a partnership agreement on 4 October creating a consortium headed by France’s Total to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. “The arrival of LNG in Côte d’Ivoire opens a new era in the production of electricity,” energy minister Adama Toungara said at a signing ceremony in the commercial capital Abidjan. The project aims to develop, build and operate a floating storage and regasification unit with initial capacity of 100mcf that would gradually be brought up to 500mcf, according to an energy ministry statement. The ministry estimated the cost at $200m.
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