The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Africa’s largest, is set to reach full production capacity within the next 30 days.
Devakumar Edwin, Vice President of Dangote Industries, told Reuters that measures are ongoing to achieve full capacity.
By early March 2025, the refinery, which is now running at 85% of its 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity, hopes to reach 100% capacity.
With a concentration on products like diesel, naphtha, jet fuel and petrol, the refinery has been processing about 552,500 barrels of crude oil per day as of late January 2025.
For the first half of the year, the refinery has asked Nigerian producers to supply 550,000 barrels per day of crude oil to meet its needs.
It has additionally imported crude from nations including the United States, Brazil, Libya, and Angola due to difficulties in obtaining enough domestic crude.
The refinery is continually looking for new markets for its refined goods. Notably, it has begun shipments of jet fuel to Saudi Aramco and plans to build a foothold in major aviation hubs.
Once fully operating, the Dangote Refinery is expected to have a substantial impact on Nigeria’s energy environment, lowering reliance on imported refined goods and increasing fuel production self-sufficiency.
This development is expected to have a wide-ranging economic impact, including job creation and improved trade balances.
