State-owned Engineers India Ltd (EIL) has secured a contract worth over USD 350 million to oversee the next phase of expansion at Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, one of the world’s largest energy projects.
Under the mandate, EIL will serve as Project Management Consultant (PMC) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) consultant for the expansion, marking a repeat engagement with the Dangote Group after having played a similar role during the construction of the original refinery.
The Dangote Group, Nigeria’s largest conglomerate headquartered in Lagos, plans to significantly scale up the facility under Train 2, expanding crude processing capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. The expanded facility will produce Euro VI-grade fuels, further upgrading the quality of refined products from the complex
.In addition to refining capacity, the expansion will sharply increase polypropylene output. Capacity is set to rise from 830 kilo tonnes per annum (kTPA) to 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA). This will be achieved through the revamp of the existing polypropylene unit, the installation of an additional 1.2 MMTPA unit, and the addition of a world-scale 750 kTPA UOP Oleflex unit to boost propylene feedstock.
EIL had earlier acted as PMC and EPCM consultant for the 650,000 barrels-per-day integrated refinery and petrochemical complex at the Lekki Free Zone, which was commissioned in 2024. The single-train facility is the world’s largest of its kind and produces Euro-V quality gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and polypropylene. It is widely seen as a landmark project for Africa’s energy and industrial ecosystem.
Source: Economic Times