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Home » Sylva Inaugurates Gas Infrastructure Fund Council

Sylva Inaugurates Gas Infrastructure Fund Council

by Joshua
September 5, 2022
in Oil and Gas

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF).

TIMIPRA SYLVA

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, inaugurated the nine-member council, in Abuja, to fix the critical missing link in government’s effort to develop the gas sector

He charged members to work seriously to mobilise funds for the provision of critical infrastructure for the gas industry.

Sylva, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Horatious Egua, said the inauguration showed President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to reposition the energy sector.

“It will drive economic development and prosperity for our people, our nation and value to our partners, in accordance with the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA),” he added.

In March 2021, President Buhari declared Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2030 as “The Decade of Gas Development for Nigeria”, primarily to set the road map towards a gas-powered economy by 2030.

Sylva said that the Federal Government had put in place several programmes towards achieving the decade of gas initiatives and developing huge gas potentials of Nigeria

He, however, said that the missing link was the absence of the basic gas infrastructure to help realise the objectives.

The minister said a key cause of poor gas production, gas flaring and low domestic gas utilisation was the gas infrastructure deficit in the country.

“It is estimated that more than 20 billion dollars yearly will be required over the next ten years to bridge these gaps,” he said.

According to him, the fund, established under Section 52 of the PIA, resides as a Directorate in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

As a Directorate within the Authority, the minister said the fund would be expected to benefit from its internal reporting, operational and organisational processes.

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He added that in accordance with the PIA, 2021, the council would supervise and make investment decisions for the fund.

Section 52 (3) of the PIA provides for the Governing Council to supervise and make investment decisions for the Fund.

Sylva urged the members of the Council to take urgent steps to bring gas infrastructure closer to the people to enable them benefit from government policy in this regard.

“There is an urgent need to focus on the major strategic plans and key initiatives to enable government set a clear trajectory to achieving the noble objectives of establishing the fund,” he said.

Terms of reference for the Council include identifying critical and relevant stakeholders that can increase domestic utilisation of natural gas, LPG and Auto gas.

They also include developing a roadmap for transforming gas to a value addition product in Nigeria.

The Council has the Minister of State Petroleum Resources as Chairman and the Executive Director MDGIF as chief executive officer.

Other members of the Council include: Dr Scholastica Nnaji representing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Mr Victor Omata representing Federal Ministry of Finance; and Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive, NMDPRA.

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