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Savannah Energy makes

first gas deliveries to FIPL

Afam in Nigeria

NIGERIA SAVANNAH Energy, a UK-based independent milestone for Accugas and Savannah and the
energy company that is active in Nigeria and achievement of a key performance goal for 2021.
Niger, says its Accugas subsidiary has started This marks our entry into the high-growth Port
selling natural gas to FIPL Afam, a thermal Harcourt Industrial area. We look forward to
power plant (TPP) owned by First Independent developing our relationship further with FIPL
Power Ltd (FIPL) of Nigeria. over the coming months and are excited to con-
The firm made an announcement to this tinue our role as the gas supplier of choice to the
effect last week, saying in a statement that it was Nigeria power sector.”
upholding the terms of an agreement concluded FIPL is an affiliate of Sahara Group, a Nige-
with FIPL in early 2020. The deal was the first ria-based energy and infrastructure conglomer-
new gas sales agreement that Savannah has ate with operations in over 42 countries across
signed within the last five years, the statement Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Kola
reported. Adesina, the managing director of Sahara’s
Accugas is using a newly constructed pipeline power division, said last week that he expected
to send gas to FIPL Afam, which has a generating the gas supply agreement to benefit both sides.
capacity of 180 MW, the company said. It noted “In order to bring energy to life, we at Sahara,
that its subsidiary was slated to deliver 25mn through our diversified power assets, continue
cubic feet (708,000 cubic metres) per day of gas to seek partnerships that enhance our cus-
during the first week of operations and added tomer experience and quality of life by ensur-
that the maximum volume of shipments would ing the health of the electricity value chain,” he
be 35 mmcf (991,100 cubic metres) per day. remarked. “We believe with Savannah we have a
Savannah’s CEO Andrew Knott commented: partnership that works.”™
“First gas sales to FIPL Afam represents a great

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