Nigeria to back $2.59 bln AKK gas pipeline with sovereign guarantee

Nigeria will issue a sovereign guarantee to back the bulk of a gas pipeline that is a core part of the government’s energy strategy, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday.
 
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano natural gas pipeline aims to enable Nigeria to develop gas resources that are often burned at the well due to the focus on crude oil.
 
The sovereign guarantee will back 85% of the $2.59 billion pipeline cost, funded in turn by a loan facility from Chinese lender Sinosure. The loan has an interest rate of libor plus 3.7% with a 12-year repayment period and a three-year moratorium…
 
More details through:
https://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFL8N2AX7JU
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