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Dangote Refinery

Sector: Rail • Location: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Source: Modern Ghana

Project
Completed

The Dangote Refinery is the world's largest single-train refinery located in Nigeria. It was built to reduce Nigeria's dependence on imported refined petroleum products, save foreign exchange, create jobs, and stimulate industrial growth. The refinery has a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and has significantly reduced Nigeria's petrol import bill since becoming operational.

Status
Closed
Sector
Rail, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Modern Ghana

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The project “Dangote Refinery” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Modern Ghana.

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2026-07-22

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The Dangote Refinery is the world's largest single-train refinery located in Nigeria. It was built to reduce Nigeria's dependence on imported refined petroleum products, save foreign exchange, create jobs, and stimulate industrial growth. The refinery has a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and has significantly reduced Nigeria's petrol import bill since becoming operational.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

Nigeria

State

Lagos State

City

Lagos

Source

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Modern Ghana

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Sector

Rail, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial)

Article published date

2025-09-18

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