Sahara Energy Resource Limited, a member of the energy conglomerate, Sahara Group, has since 2014 ploughed over UDS450 million into facilitating the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Cote d’Ivoire in the last six years.
According to 2020 YTD records, Sahara Energy has invested about USD84 million to supply 200,578.22MT of LPG to the West African nation.
Last week, the Sahara Gas LPG vessel berthed in Ivorian waters discharging 10,000MT of LPG, further driving increased departure from other sources of cooking fuels that pose huge threats to healthcare and the environment.
The Sahara Gas vessel is owned by West Africa Gas Limited (WAGL), a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and energy conglomerate, Sahara Group. The JV also has the Africa Gas LPG vessel in its fleet. Sahara Gas and Africa Gas have delivered 373,651.22MT and 268,206.22 MT of LPG to Cote d’Ivoire since the commissioning of the vessels in March 2017.
Olayemi Odutola, Country Manager, Sahara Energy Resources in Cote d’Ivoire, said :”Working in collaboration with various stakeholders, Sahara Energy is delighted to be driving access to clean energy in Cote d’Ivoire. This is equally the case across the continent where our LPG vessels play a critical role in ensuring households and communities have a viable cleaner option for cooking and ultimately living healthy lifestyles”
Sahara Energy is already in a Joint Venture with Petroci Holding towards achieving the construction of a 12,000MT LPG storage facility to increase storage and supply of the product in Cote d’Ivoire
