Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has provided natural gas to about 90 industrial customers in Ogun, Rivers and Abia states, thus boosting socio-economic development in Nigeria, Vanguard reports.

The company disclosed in its report that the product is used mainly for power generation, processing and other activities. It said: “Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG) supplies natural gas to about 90 industrial customers in Ogun, Rivers and Abia states. The gas is used for power generation and processing by industries for the manufacture of domestic products ranging from household consumables, to household utensils and hardware.”

Among its customers are four compressed natural gas (CNG) companies that make the gas available to other companies outside the SNG pipeline network. “The SPDC JV is the major supplier of gas to Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (NLNG) (Shell share, 25.6%),” it added.

It went on to say; “The SPDC JV Afam VI power plant, which has a 650 megawatt generating capability, supplied approximately 12% of the nation’s grid-connected electricity in 2016 and since its commissioning in 2008, has delivered 24.16 million Megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity into the Nigerian grid.”

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