Dangote Refinery to employ 65,000 workers for expansion to 1.4mbpd capacity

The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals has disclosed that 65,000 workers will be employed for its planned expansion to increase capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day.

The President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced this during a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday.

Speaking alongside the Chairman of First Bank, Mr Femi Otedola, Dangote said the project would make the refinery the largest in the world.

“We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day.

“Upon completion, this will make it the largest refinery in the world, surpassing the Jamnagar Refinery in India,” he said.

He explained that 85 per cent of the 65,000 workers to be engaged during the construction phase would be Nigerians. He said, “The sustainability at the local content, over 85% of our workforce would be Nigerian, with the ongoing investment in skills and technology transfer.”

Dangote added that the refinery’s power generation capacity would increase from 500MW to 1,000MW and that it would begin producing Euro 6 standard fuel, up from the current Euro 5.

He also revealed that the refinery would be listed on the stock exchange in 2026 to give Nigerians an opportunity to invest.

Dangote expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his support, noting that the expansion project is expected to be completed in three years.

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