West Africa Gas Summit opens tomorrow with push on regional gas expansion
STAKEHOLDERS in the gas industry will gather tomorrow at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra from June 9 to 11 for the 2nd edition of the West Africa Gas Summit.
The event will bring together over 200 delegates from government, corporate entities and the business community to deliberate on closing the region’s infrastructure gap, attracting investment, and harnessing natural gas as a driver of industrialisation across the West African sub-region.
The Summit, on the theme: “Rapid Regional Gas Sector Expansion for Socio-Economic Transformation”, is being organised under a strategic partnership between The Gas Consortium (TGC) and the West Africa Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA).
This year’s edition is expected to draw more than 20 speakers from the leading state-owned and private sector gas enterprises, as well as senior officials and decision-makers from Energy Ministries, multilateral institutions, regulatory agencies and financial institutions across West Africa
The Summit is designed to serve as a critical regional industry platform connecting enterprise and stakeholder interests across the gas value chain, with a mandate to drive dialogue that yields concrete business outcomes — from new partnerships and project development concepts to regulatory reform and private capital mobilisation.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, will be Special Guest at the Opening Ceremony to be held on June 9, where he will also lead a closed-door meeting with industry leaders.
The Summit will be chaired by Tsatsu Tsikata, former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and Counsel to the President of the Republic of Ghana.
Mr Tsikata is well-known for his contributions to the early mobilization of the West African Gas Pipeline project, and is expected to bring his wealth of gas sector experience to bear on the conversations.
Speaker lineup
WAGS2026 will feature industry voices such as the Managing Director and Country Chair of Shell Energy Ghana, Brian Muriuki; CEO, Ghana National Gas Company, Judith Adjobah Blay; Managing Director of Greenville LNG, Nigeria, Ritu Sahajwalla; Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Petrosen, Senegal, Alioune Gueye; Coordinating Director for the Decade of Gas Initiative in Nigeria, Ed Ubong; Managing Director of the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited, Abiodun Bodunrin; and Regional Coordinator for Africa, International Gas Union, Akachukwu Nwokedi.
The rest are Director General of the West African Gas Pipeline Authority, Chafari Kanya Hanawa; Head, Macroeconomics Studies & Research, Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development, Dr Joseph Kwadwo Asenso; Executive Director, Projects, NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC), Aliyu R. Aminu; Chairman, Pi-CNG, Nigeria, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed; Ag. CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Kwame Ntow Amoah, and Director of Administration, Gulf of Guinea Commission, Dr Emmanuel Budu Addo.
Organizers say that the West Africa Gas Summit also serves a broader corporate social responsibility goal of enhancing the economic livelihoods of West African communities through a gas-led industrialization agenda that brings together public sector leadership and private sector momentum.