Seplat Energy Plc has said domestic gas remains the engine of prosperity for Nigeria and Africa in general, from powering homes to fuelling industry and providing a cleaner alternative for cooking and transportation. This informed the company’s significant investment in gas processing capacity dedicated to the domestic market, including the ANOH gas plant, which is expected to come on stream before the end of the year.  
 
The Director, New Energy at Seplat, Mr Okechukwu Mba, said this at the 2025 Africa Energy Week (AEW) held in Cape Town, South Africa.  Mba, who spoke during a panel discussion titled “Beyond Exports: Developing Commercially Viable Domestic Gas Markets”, said stakeholders needed to ensure that the challenges in the gas-to-power value chain from molecules at the wellhead to electrons in homes are addressed for Nigeria to realise the goal of increased power supply to Nigerians. He also emphasised the importance of a commercially viable power sector, which is critical to achieving growth in the domestic gas market.  
 
He said: “Bankable anchor customers are needed to underpin the development of new gas projects, whilst identifying infrastructural challenges in power transmission and distribution, as well as the liquidity crises in the power sector, as two areas that require urgent attention to unlock new gas projects.”
 
According to Mba, Seplat Energy currently supplies gas to five power stations in Nigeria, which underscores its commitment to the power sector, noting that gas is well-positioned to provide reliable and affordable base load energy to drive economic growth, adding that Seplat Energy adopts a comprehensive approach to growing the domestic gas market. 
 
“Besides investments in pipeline gas projects, Seplat is also investing in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facilities,” he stated.

In addition to the significant volumes of butane now supplied to the domestic market from its NGL plant in Bonny River Terminal, Seplat Energy also intends to commence delivery of LPG from its Sapele and ANOH gas plants before the end of the year. This, Mba said, would make Seplat Energy one of the leading suppliers of LPG, displacing biomass and providing a cleaner cooking fuel that would improve the health and living conditions of Nigerians. 
 
He added that Seplat Energy’s investment in CNG was to make gas available to customers not currently connected to the domestic gas pipeline network.