The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a major fuel supply intervention designed to guarantee national availability through the festive season and into early 2026.
- Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to supply 1.5 billion litres of PMS monthly in December 2025 and January 2026.
- Supply will rise to 1.7 billion litres monthly from February 2026, ensuring continuous fuel availability.
- The refinery currently produces 40–45 million litres of PMS daily and aims to expand processing capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day.
- Dangote Industries aims to end fuel imports across Africa and transform the continent into a net exporter of refined products.
In a formal communication to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the refinery confirmed it will deliver 1.5 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in both December 2025 and January 2026, with supply rising to 1.7 billion litres monthly from February 2026.
In the letter addressed to the NMDPRA Chief Executive, the refinery’s Managing Director, David Bird, stated that Dangote is “ready and able to supply 1.5 billion litres of PMS per month (50 mln litres/day) in December and January,” and will scale up to 1.7 billion litres, approximately 57 million litres per day from February onwards.
He added that the refinery is prepared to host NMDPRA officials onsite from December 1 “to validate and publish our daily supply volumes,” noting that the company is willing to make its production and stock levels public “in the spirit of full transparency.”
Over the weekend, President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, reinforced this commitment during a visit by the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) to the refinery and fertiliser complex.
He noted that the facility “currently produces between 40 and 45 million litres of PMS daily,” adding that the December supply of 50 million litres per day reflects the group’s long-standing aim of ensuring a festive period without fuel scarcity.
Expansion to 1.4m barrels per day and the push to end fuel imports
The refinery is moving forward with an ambitious expansion plan expected to raise processing capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day, positioning it among the largest globally.
Dangote has consistently maintained that this scale-up is central to ending fuel imports across Africa and transforming the continent into a net exporter of refined products. More than 100,000 workers are projected to be engaged across the refinery and fertiliser expansion phases.
During the SSDC visit, Managing Director Usoro Offiong Akpabio described Dangote’s operations as critical to strengthening Nigeria’s industrial resilience and supporting the Federal Government’s broader energy stability agenda.
She highlighted opportunities for collaboration in petrochemicals, logistics, CNG infrastructure and export-oriented manufacturing across the South-South region.
In his letter, Bird urged NMDPRA to support seamless vessel clearance and unhindered importation of crude and feedstocks, stressing that current delays “add unnecessary costs and inefficiencies” to refinery operations and to marketers relying on timely product evacuation.
