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It details the costs and capacities of LNG terminals, pipelines, and gas-fired power plants, noting that while billions are proposed for development, much of this remains in the proposal stage and faces financial risks due to the transient nature of European energy demand.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000135#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Total estimated capital expenditures for LNG terminals in development are 103 billion dollars, with 92% of this amount allocated to export terminals. This investment would increase the region's LNG export capacity by 111%, totaling 79.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), but provides little benefit to continental electrification.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000135#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nigeria and Mauritania have the highest developing export capacities at 24 mtpa and 20 mtpa, respectively. Tanzania, Mozambique, and Nigeria also have the highest estimated investments for proposed LNG terminals, at 30 billion, 25 billion, and 18 billion dollars, respectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000135#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Africa has 23,932 km of gas pipelines in development, but the vast majority are only in the proposal phase; only 1,872 km are currently under construction. The total investment required for these pipelines is estimated at 89 billion dollars, with 85 billion dollars attributed to proposed projects and only 4 billion dollars to those under construction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000135#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nigeria leads regional pipeline construction with 1,427 km, including the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Cano pipeline (614 km) costing 2.9 billion dollars. 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