Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé attended the inauguration of the largest single-train refinery in the world in Nigeria. Dangote Oil Refinery is an imposing oil infrastructure built in the Lekki Free Zone near Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria.
This May 22, 2023, took place the inaugural ceremony of this jewel installed on an area of 2635 hectares. Its processing capacity, 650,000 barrels/day. Dangote Oil Refinery will produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and many other refined petroleum products. Were present at the ceremony five presidents, namely Faure Gnassingbé from Togo, Nana Akufo-Addo from Ghana; Macky Sall from Senegal, Mohamed Bazoum from the Republic of Niger and Mahamat Déby from Chad. Rwandan President Paul Kagame will send a message of goodwill virtually. President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu is also expected.
It is a vast complex which includes a fertilizer plant with a capacity of 3 million tons per year. It should, at full capacity, have the largest crude refining capacity on the African continent, meet all the needs of Nigerians and have reserves for export.
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The Dangote Refinery is an oil refinery owned by @AlikoDangote that was inaugurated on the 22nd of may 2023 in Lekki, Nigeria. When in full operation, it is expected to have the capacity to process about 650,000 barrels per day of crude… pic.twitter.com/GlpcM9sD4K
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This ambitious integrated refinery and petrochemical project in Nigeria is an expression of the private sector’s contribution to meeting the energy and industrial challenges of the sub-region and the African continent.
The presence of the Head of State and his counterparts from the sub-region at this ceremony reflects their desire to support all the initiatives that contribute to the development of the continent with the key, economic integration within the framework of the Zone. African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
Togo and Nigeria maintain excellent cooperation relations, particularly in the economic, commercial and energy fields, and work together with other States for sub-regional integration.
It has been a long 7 years! The Dangote oil refinery has finally been completed and will be commissioned today,May 22nd,2023 by the President of Nigeria.
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President Muhammadu Buhari arrives at Dangote Oil Refinery for Its commissioning. pic.twitter.com/IH9BoBGlpF
— Voice of Nigeria (@voiceofnigeria) May 22, 2023
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