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Ivory Coast signs agreement to establish Total-led LNG consortium
(Reuters) Ivory Coast signed a partnership pact to create a consortium headed by France's Total to build a LNG import terminal that could begin receiving gas shipments by mid-2018.
Ivory Coast has emerged from years of political turmoil to become one of Africa's fastest growing economies anddemand for electricity is increasing by 10% annually, according to the energy ministry.
"The arrival of LNG in Ivory Coast opens a new era in the production of electricity," Energy Minister Adama Toungara said at a signing ceremony in the commercial capital Abidjan.
Ivory Coast, French-speaking West Africa's largest economy, has the region's most reliable power productionsector and exports electricity to its neighbors. However, a lack of new domestic gas discoveries has raised concerns of a supply crunch.
The project aims to conceive, build and operate a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) with initial capacity of 100 MMcf that would gradually be brought up to 500 MMcf, according to an energy ministry statement.
The ministry estimated the cost at $200 MM.
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