Dangote Industries Limited has entered into a contract with Engineers India Limited , a government-owned Indian engineering consultancy, valued at more than US$350 million. EIL will act as Project Management Consultant (PMC) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) consultant for the planned expansion of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in the Lekki Free Zone.
and EPCM role during the original construction and commissioning of the 650,000 bpd refinery. The company describes the latest contract as a continuation of that engagement, citing its experience in large-scale refining, petrochemical, and hydrocarbon projects.
The existing facility, which began operations in 2024, has a nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and is configured as a single-train refinery producing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and polypropylene to Euro-V specifications. The new agreement covers the addition of a second train that would raise total crude processing capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. The expanded refinery is intended to produce fuels meeting Euro VI standards.
On the petrochemical side, the project includes an increase in polypropylene output from the current 830,000 tonnes per annum to 2.4 million tonnes per annum. This will be achieved through modifications to the existing polypropylene unit, construction of an additional 1.2 million tonnes per annum unit, and installation of a 750,000 tonnes per annum UOP Oleflex propane dehydrogenation unit to provide additional propylene feedstock.
Once the expansion is complete, the combined capacity would make the Lekki site one of the largest refinery complexes on a single location worldwide. The stated objectives include increasing domestic refining output in Nigeria, cutting the volume of finished petroleum product imports into West Africa, and improving regional product availability.
No specific timeline for completion of the expansion has been publicly confirmed in the announcement.
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