Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have signed an enhanced gas supply agreement to meet the expanding energy needs of Dangote’s refinery, cement, and fertiliser plants.
The deal, sealed at the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 in Abuja, involves three Dangote subsidiaries—Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc—scaling up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements with NNPC’s Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company.
Dangote Refinery Managing Director David Bird said the agreement “marked a critical milestone in the expansion drive” and locks in energy requirements for increased production. Dangote Cement Group MD Arvind Pathak described it as an enabler for the company’s shift toward cleaner Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) adoption and expanded local production.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo hailed the Gas Master Plan as a pivot from policy to execution, stating “Nigeria is fundamentally a gas Nation... our challenge has never been potential, but translation.”
NNPCL Group CEO Bashir Ojulari said the plan aims to increase national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and unlock over $60 billion in investments by 2030.
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