Engineers India Limited has announced that it will lead the expansion of the Dangote refinery, a project that will increase the facility’s capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day.
In a statement, EIL said it had signed a contract agreement valued at more than $350m with the Dangote Group to serve as Project Management Consultant and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management Consultant for the expansion project.
The Indian engineering firm, which previously served as PMC and EPCM consultant for the 650,000 bpd Dangote refinery commissioned in 2024, said the latest engagement reaffirmed the confidence reposed in its technical and project delivery capabilities.
The company said, “Believing in EIL’s engineering and project management excellence, Dangote Group has once again joined hands with EIL in this endeavour and has signed a contract agreement of value more than $350m to engage EIL as PMC and EPCM consultant for this project.”
According to EIL, the expansion, known as Train 2, will raise refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day and produce Euro VI-grade fuels. The project will also significantly expand petrochemical output, with polypropylene production set to rise from 830 kilotonnes per annum to 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum.
The statement explained that this would be achieved through the revamp of the existing polypropylene unit, the installation of an additional 1.2 MMTPA PPU, and the addition of a world-scale 750 kTPA UOP Oleflex unit to supplement propylene feedstock.
EIL said the expansion “further reinforces Nigeria’s mission to become a regional hub for refined petroleum products and petrochemicals.”
Describing the existing facility, EIL stated that the 650,000bpd Dangote is “a transformative asset for Africa’s energy landscape,” adding that it “has reshaped Africa’s energy architecture and elevated the region as a major hub for world-class hydrocarbon assets across the entire value chain.”
The company added that once completed, the expansion would “position Dangote as the world’s largest petroleum refinery, strengthening fuel production within Africa, reducing reliance on imports, and supporting regional energy security.”
EIL said the contract was “a strong affirmation of the trust reposed in its capabilities to deliver projects of exceptional scale and complexity,” noting that it would deploy its “decades of experience, multidisciplinary strengths, and global execution model” on the project.
The firm added that “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.”
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced in November that the refinery would be upgraded to 1.4 mbpd capacity to make it the largest in the world.
Last week, the Managing Director of the Dangote refinery, David Bird, disclosed that the refinery expansion could be completed in three years. Bird said the refinery supplied 50 million litres of petrol into the market, saying the facility now operates day and night to ensure the delivery of enough fuel to the market.
