Dakhla LNG Terminal

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Dakhla LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Western Sahara.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dakhla LNG Terminal	Western Sahara	23.6578, -15.9424 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Dakhla LNG Terminal	import	proposed	–	–	False	Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, Mauritanian and Senegalese networks

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Dakhla LNG Terminal	import	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Dakhla LNG Terminal	import	proposed	2024	–	–	–	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Dakhla LNG Terminal	import	proposed	unknown	unknown	–

Background

In early 2024, Morocco indicated it was committed to advancing LNG projects, and announced plans for the first floating terminal, Nador FSRU. The plan also included a second LNG project - the Dakhla LNG Terminal, and a third to be either a rendition of previous plans at Jorf Lasfar or at the Morocco FSRU near Mohammedia.

The three-phased project is in line with the Ministry of Energy's prediction that Morocco's demand for fossil gas will surge to 8 bcm by 2027.

The Dakhla project, slated to begin operations in 2030, will link to the Senegal-Mauritania network and the Nigeria-Morocco pipeline.

Port of Dakhla Atlantique and Western Sahara

The port of Dakhla Atlantique, or Dakhla Atlantic Port, is Morocco's largest infrastructure project. The port's construction began in 2012, as part of the National Ports Strategy. The port is located 40 km away from Dakhla, in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The US$1.2 billion project is expected to be completed by 2028.

The United Nations has recognized Western Sahara as one of the 17 non-self-governing territories since 1963. However, Western Sahara is the only one without a registered administrating power. Since 1956, Morocco has attained control over approximately 80% of the disputed Western Sahara territory, and has thus been building and proposing large-scale infrastructure in the area, including the Dakhla Atlantique Port, and the Dakhla LNG Terminal.

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