The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Tuesday presented Gas Distribution Licenses to 10 companies.

Speaking at the Gas Distribution Licence (GDL) Award ceremony in Abuja, the authority’s Chief Executive, Engr Farouk Ahmed, recalled that the organisation received 30 applications for licenses from which it approved 10.

He said the licences cover about 1.5 billion standard cubic feet/day with over 1,200 kilometer of gas distribution pipeline network.

Ahmed said, “Ten licences are being issued today as part of Phase-1 of the Gas Distribution Licensing regime to operators who have invested significantly in developing gas distribution infrastructures in the designated gas distribution zones and have met the prescribed minimum requirements.

“A cumulative gas distribution capacity of approximately 1.5 bscf/d with over 1,200km of gas distribution pipeline network as well as over 500 customer stations are covered by the licences being issued today.”

He said the GDL as provided in sections 148-152 of the PIA 2021 is a licence that gives exclusive right to establish, construct and operate a gas distribution system in a designated local Gas Distribution Zone (GDZ) issued to qualified applicants to distribute gas at the ‘last mile’.

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