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Engineers India Limited (EIL), a premier engineering consultancy under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, has been a trusted partner in shaping global energy and industrial assets. With proven strength across the entire project lifecycle—from concept to commissioning—EIL delivers excellence in oil & gas, refining, petrochemicals, fertilizers, metallurgy, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors.

The Dangote Group, headquartered in Lagos, is Nigeria’s foremost multinational conglomerate and a dominant industrial force in West Africa. With diversified interests spanning oil & gas, petrochemicals, fertilizers, cement, sugar, and food, the Group is one of the region’s largest employers and operates across 17 African countries. Its flagship 650,000 barrels-per-day Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in the Lekki Free Zone is among the largest single-train refineries globally.

EIL partnered with the Dangote Group as the Project Management Consultant (PMC) and EPCM Consultant for the iconic 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, commissioned in 2024. This landmark facility is widely recognised as a transformative asset for Africa’s energy landscape, standing as a testament to EIL’s engineering brilliance and execution leadership. The project has reshaped Africa’s energy architecture and elevated the region as a major hub for world-class hydrocarbon assets across the entire value chain.

Major Capacity Expansion Targeted by 2028

Dangote’s Lekki refinery, engineered and executed by EIL, is among the world’s largest single-train refineries, producing Euro-V quality gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and polypropylene. Dangote plans to expand its refining capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day with a new PDH unit to increase the Polypropene Production from 830,000 TPA to 2.4 million TPA. The latest expansion further reinforces Nigeria’s mission to become a regional hub for refined petroleum products and petrochemicals.

MOU

Building on this strong and trusted partnership, EIL has once again joined hands in this endeavourof Dangote and signed an MoU to partner as the PMC and EPCM consultant for this Project.Once completed, this expansion will position Dangote as the world’s largest petroleum refinery, strengthening fuel production within Africa, reducing reliance on imports, and supporting regional energy security.

Leadership Perspectives on the Collaboration

Speaking on the development, President of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE,Mr. Aliko Dangote said:

“Dangote reaffirms its confidence in Engineers India Limited (EIL). We deeply appreciate the exemplary manner in which EIL executed the First Train of our refinery complex. Their professionalism, engineering depth, and project management excellence have been outstanding. The signing of this MoU for the Second Train is a clear testimony to EIL’s sustained brilliance and our trust in their capabilities. We are confident that EIL will once again bring its very best to the execution of this critical phase. With the completion of the Second Train, the Dangote Refinery will emerge as the world’s largest refining complex.”

Highlighting the significance of this important development C&MD, EIL, Ms. Vartika Shukla said:

“This MoU is a strong affirmation of the trust reposed in EIL’s capabilities to deliver projects of exceptional scale and complexity. As we move into this next phase, EIL will bring its decades of experience, multidisciplinary strengths, and global execution model to support Dangote in creating one of the world’s most advanced and fully integrated refinery, petrochemical and fertilizer complexes. The proposed expansion to 1.4 million barrels per day is a project of global significance and will stand among the largest refinery complexes at a single location, complemented by world-scale fertilizer facilities, anywhere in the world.”

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