The Federal Government, on Monday, announced a new price of natural gas for power generation companies.
Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), revealed the new domestic base price and wholesale prices of natural gas for 2024, raising it up to $2.42 per metric million British thermal units, from the previous rate of $2.18mmbtu.
Announced and signed by the Chief Executive, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, it also capped the cost of commercial gas at $2.92mmbtu, up from the previous cost of $2.5mmbtu.
“The DBP at the marketable gas delivery point under Sector 167(1) and other provisions of the PIA shall be determined based on regulations which incorporate among such other matters, the following principles,” he said.
“(a) The price must be of a level to bring forward sufficient natural gas supplies for the domestic market on a voluntary basis by the upstream producers.
“(b) The price shall not be higher than the average of similar natural gas prices in major emerging countries that are significant producers of natural gas.
“(c) Lowest cost of gas supply based on three-tier cost of supply framework. (d) Market-related prices tied to international benchmarks.”
The NMDPRA stressed that it had set the “2024 Domestic Base Price at $2.42/MMBTU and wholesale prices for natural gas in strategic sectors, following consultations with stakeholders and in compliance with the PIA and Gas Pricing Regulations.”
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