NEW DELHI--August 23, 2023--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nigeria aims to harness its abundant natural gas resources to improve its power-generation capacity and to reduce regular blackouts. Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) (Abuja, Nigeria) plans to add 3.6 gigawatts (GW) of gas-fired power projects by 2031, with the first tranche set for completion in the first quarter of 2025.