Amanze Chinonye
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has strengthened its bid to stabilise Nigeria’s downstream market with a formal declaration that it is “ready and able” to meet the country’s domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) requirements from December 2025 onward.
The company has committed to supplying 1.5 billion litres of PMS per month equivalent to 50 million litres per day in December and January, and increasing output to 1.7 billion litres monthly, or 57 million litres per day, from February 2026.
According to Prime Business Africa, The renewed commitment, conveyed in a letter to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), solidifies the refinery’s position as a central supply anchor for the domestic fuel market. The refinery stated that its supply plan is designed to ensure uninterrupted nationwide fuel availability and strengthen market confidence during the high-demand festive season and beyond.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThis aligns with earlier remarks from Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, who announced during a facility visit by the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) that the refinery currently produces between 40 million and 45 million litres of PMS daily, with production ramp-up already underway.
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Market analysts say the commitment to meet Nigeria’s full PMS requirement could significantly reduce dependence on imports, reshape product pricing dynamics and bolster long-term energy security. Dangote reiterated that the intervention is driven by national economic considerations rather than profit motives, noting that the Group aims to replicate its cement-sector transformation within Nigeria’s fuel supply chain.
The refinery is also engaging petroleum marketers to boost distribution efficiency, including expanding the use of CNG-powered haulage fleets an initiative expected to reduce logistics costs and environmental impact across the downstream sector, Prime Business Africa Reports.
Meanwhile, the company is advancing a major expansion to raise refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day, a project expected to involve more than 100,000 workers across the refinery and fertiliser complex. The expansion is aimed at deepening the company’s role in the broader energy, petrochemical and industrial landscape.
SSDC Managing Director, Usoro Offiong Akpabio, praised Dangote’s leadership during her delegation’s visit, noting that the South-South remains Nigeria’s natural energy hub and is well positioned to partner with the Group in product distribution, gas processing, agro-industrial ventures, logistics, CNG infrastructure and export-oriented manufacturing.
In his letter to NMDPRA, the refinery’s Managing Director, David Bird, reaffirmed readiness for full transparency and offered to publish daily production and stock levels as the supply plan begins on December 1. He also urged the regulator to ease delays in crude and feedstock importation and streamline vessel clearance to prevent operational bottlenecks and unnecessary costs.
Industry observers note that, if consistently delivered, the refinery’s pledge of up to 57 million litres per day from February 2026 could mark one of the most significant shifts in Nigeria’s downstream market since deregulation, potentially positioning domestic refining at the core of national fuel security.
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