Dangote To Raise Refining Capacity To 2.1mb/d

 

Dangote Industries Limited has revealed plans to increase its total refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day.

Group Vice President, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, disclosed the plan during a visit by the national oil company of the Republic of the Congo, the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) to Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, where discussions to commence a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the Republic of the Congo’s supply of refined petroleum products, while advancing regional energy cooperation and industrial integration across Africa.

Leading a Congolese delegation on a visit to the Dangote petroleum refinery in Lagos was the SNPC Managing Director, Maixent Raoul Ominga.

Speaking during the visit, Edwin outlined the group’s long-term expansion strategy, which will increase its total refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day, comprising 1.4 million barrels per day in Nigeria and a planned 700,000 barrels per day refining complex in Kenya to serve East African markets.

He noted that the refinery has established a new benchmark for fuel quality in Africa by producing petroleum products that meet the highest international specifications, while improving access to cleaner fuels and reducing the continent’s dependence on imported refined products from outside Africa.

Edwin also disclosed plans by the group to invest an additional US$46 billion between 2026 and 2028 across its refining, cement, and fertiliser businesses as part of its drive to accelerate industrialisation across Africa.

Ominga described the facility as a strategic asset for Africa and expressed the national oil company’s interest in developing a long-term partnership with Dangote.

“We have visited this remarkable refinery, which represents a major industrial achievement for Africa. The Republic of the Congo has refining capacity, and we are keen to explore strategic cooperation that will help strengthen the supply of refined petroleum products while creating value for both organisations,” Ominga said.

Discussions between both organisations, he said, focused on opportunities for collaboration in refining, petroleum products supply, energy security, industrial development, and knowledge sharing.

He praised the Dangote Group for demonstrating that Africa can successfully finance, build, and operate world-class industrial infrastructure, describing the refinery as an important milestone in the continent’s industrial transformation.

Ominga also commended the group’s investments in the Republic of the Congo, particularly in the cement sector, noting that they have strengthened local industrial capacity, expanded production, and improved access to construction materials.

 

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President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Africa’s industrialisation through value addition, regional partnerships, and investment across the continent.

“We are for Africa, not just Nigeria. Tell us what you need, and we will see how we can work together,” Dangote said.

Also present at the meeting were Group Executive Director, Commercial, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Fatima Aliko Dangote; Adviser to the President of the Republic of the Congo, Peggy Ndongo; and advisers to the SNPC Managing Director, Aymar Ebiou and Norbert Mabiala.

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