The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has finally commenced epoch-making haulage of line pipes from Warri, Delta State in Southern Nigeria to Itakpe, Kogi State in North-Central Nigeria, a move the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as a “major boost in the delivery of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Project”.
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline is a 614km-long natural gas pipeline being developed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It will run from Ajaokuta to Kano in Nigeria. Estimated to cost $2.8bn, the pipeline project forms phase one of the Trans-Nigeria Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project.
“This locomotive carried 96 pipes at once, an equivalent of 32 trailers on the road!”, announced the NNPC.
A major boost in the delivery of #AKKGasProject as NRC Train finally commenced epoch-making haulage of line pipes from Warri to Itakpe.This locomotive, which began journey @ 11.05am on 8th Apr 2021, carried 96 pipes at once, an equivalent of 32 trailers on the road!#DecadeOfGas pic.twitter.com/cdTnXTLAQK
— NNPC Group (@NNPCgroup) April 9, 2021
Amaka E. Nliam
