It is anticipated that today, Monday, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Project, a division of Dangote Industries Limited owned by Aliko Dangote, will be put into operation.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), who will commission the project, is among those anticipated at the commissioning.
“The 650,000 barrels per day have given the Federal Government’s efforts to make Nigeria self-sufficient in local crude oil refining to save the limited foreign currency used in importing petroleum products a boost. President Muhammadu Buhari will officially open the Dangote Refinery on May 22, 2023, according to a tweet from Bashir Ahmad, the president’s media adviser. It is the largest single-train refinery in the world.
A daily surplus of nearly 38 million liters of gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and aviation fuel are delivered to Nigeria from the refinery, which is situated in the Dangote Industries Free Zone in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The refinery is designed to process crude oil grades from the continents of Africa, Asia, and America.
The refinery, which is designed to process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, converts crude oil into a variety of petroleum products, including kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline.
At the commissioning, five African Presidents are anticipated.
President Buhari is among the no fewer than five African presidents who are anticipated to attend the Dangote Refinery’s commissioning.
There are several other presidents who are anticipated, including Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Togo, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, Macky Sall of Senegal, Mohamed Bazoum of the Niger Republic, and Mahamat Déby of Chad.
Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, will nevertheless send a virtual message of goodwill.
Bola Tinubu, the incoming president, and other dignitaries from across the country are also anticipated.