Abstract
The Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) is used to assess the security of natural gas supply of four gas producing countries in West Africa using five indicators: Gas Intensity, Net Gas Import Dependency, Ratio of Domestic Gas Production to Imports, Gross Inland Consumption and Geopolitical Risk. This study identified that security of natural gas supply in West Africa is a major challenge as some of the major natural gas producers within the region are highly vulnerable to supply disruptions. Most of the countries studied rely solely on domestic production for supply security. Lack of diversification of supply source and the absence of natural gas storage facilities to safeguard the security of supply were identified as the major factors accounting for the high vulnerability among the natural gas producers within the region.
Highlights
IntroductionAfrica remains vulnerable to energy security despite efforts from many African governments to tackle key political, economic and regulatory barriers to improving the security of energy supply within the region (IEA, 2011)
This paper aims to identify the factors that influence the natural gas supply security of a nation and use them to measure the gas supply security of Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon and rank them according to their supply vulnerabilities
Based on the information gathered from the literature review and the Gas Supply Security Index (GSSI) calculation, one of the major findings identified by this study is the fact that most of the countries studied do not have a diversified source of natural gas supply
Summary
Africa remains vulnerable to energy security despite efforts from many African governments to tackle key political, economic and regulatory barriers to improving the security of energy supply within the region (IEA, 2011). The security of the energy supply, along with the reliability and affordability of energy, in Africa to meet its growing demand is still a major challenge even though the continent is rich in energy resources (IEA, 2014). This paper aims to identify the factors that influence the natural gas supply security of a nation and use them to measure the gas supply security of Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon and rank them according to their supply vulnerabilities. The paper seeks to answer the question: How vulnerable is Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon to disruptions in natural gas supply security?
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