Engineers India Limited (EIL) on Saturday said it has secured a contract valued at more than $350 million from Nigeria-based Dangote Group to act as Project Management Consultant (PMC) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) consultant for the expansion of Africa’s largest refinery in Nigeria.
The contract relates to the expansion of the 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex at the Lekki Free Zone to 1.4 million bpd under a second train. The refinery, commissioned in 2024, is currently the world’s largest single-train refinery.
Under the expansion plan, Dangote will increase refining capacity to produce Euro VI-grade fuels and significantly scale up petrochemical operations.
Polypropylene capacity will be expanded from 830 kilo tonnes per annum (kTPA) to 2.4 million tonnes per annum (MMTPA) through the revamp of the existing polypropylene unit and installation of an additional 1.2 MMTPA polypropylene unit.
The project also includes the installation of a 750 kTPA UOP Oleflex unit to supplement propylene feedstock.
EIL had earlier partnered with Dangote as PMC and EPCM consultant for the original refinery and petrochemical complex.
The new mandate extends EIL’s role into the next phase of expansion, covering the full project lifecycle for the additional capacity, the company’s statement read.
Once completed, the expanded complex is expected to position Dangote as the world’s largest petroleum refinery at a single location, EIL said.
It would strengthen fuel and petrochemical production in Africa, reduce dependence on imports, and support regional energy security, it added.
The expansion project is of global scale and significance and is expected to further reinforce Nigeria’s ambition to emerge as a regional hub for refined petroleum products and petrochemicals.
