The Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest petroleum refinery, has started processing petrol, with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPLC) set to purchase its output for local distribution. This move is expected to relieve the ongoing fuel shortages in the country.
The refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, is set to significantly reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported fuel. This development comes at a crucial time when the country is struggling with severe fuel scarcity.
According to Devakumar Edwin, a vice president at Dangote Industries Limited, “ We are testing the product, and it will soon be available in the market.”
NNPLC will exclusively purchase the refinery’s gasoline to ensure stable supply.
The commencement of petrol processing at the Dangote Refinery has come to the aid of the country because this is something that needed solving for quite a while.
The chairman of Dangote Group Aliko Dangote told journalists that petrol which Nigerians have been expecting is at the point of entering into the market only waiting for final discussions with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited.
