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Dangote Describes $23bn Refinery as Biggest Risk of His Life

Olaitan Sodiq
Olaitan Sodiq
Published: June 2, 2025
Last updated: June 2, 2025
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  • Billionaire Aliko Dangote has described his $23bn Dangote Refinery project as the “biggest risk” of his life._

  • Despite the refinery’s groundbreaking capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, Dangote revealed that the journey to completion was fraught with uncertainties.

  • Dangote plans to take the refinery public within the next year or two and is committed to providing a blueprint for industrialisation across Africa.

Billionaire Aliko Dangote has described his $23bn Dangote Refinery project as the “biggest risk” of his life, acknowledging the challenges he faced in bringing the venture to fruition.

In an exclusive interview with Forbes on Monday, Dangote opened up about the risks involved in such a massive undertaking.

“It was the biggest risk of my life. If this didn’t work, I was dead,” he said.

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Despite the refinery’s groundbreaking capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and its status as Africa’s largest, Dangote revealed that the journey to completion was fraught with uncertainties.

Dangote also spoke about the hurdles he faced in financing the project, the regulatory challenges, and securing suppliers.

Dangote said he is committed to providing a blueprint for industrialisation across Africa.

“We have to build our own nation by ourselves. We have to build our own continent by ourselves, not [rely on] foreign investment.”

He added that Africa has been “a mere dumping ground for finished products,” and his refinery represents “a pivotal step in ensuring that Africa has the capacity to refine its own crude oil, thereby creating wealth and prosperity for its vast population,” he said.

Undeterred by the challenges, Dangote is determined to ensure the success of his refinery. According to the Forbes report, despite establishing a family office in Dubai and involving his three daughters in various roles within the family business, his focus remains firmly on Nigeria.

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He continues to dedicate much of his time to the refinery, regularly meeting with engineers and managers to oversee progress.

Dangote is also working on ambitious projects such as building a subsea pipeline to transport natural gas from the Niger Delta to Lagos and expanding the capacity of the refinery’s fertiliser plant.

Looking ahead, he plans to take the refinery public within the next year or two. “I’ve been fighting battles all my life and I have not lost one yet,” he said.

Dangote Refinery Begins Fuel Export To Saudi Arabia, Targets 550,000bpd Capacity

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced the export of fuel to Saudi Arabia, with two cargoes of jet fuel already sold to Saudi Aramco.

According to President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, the refinery’s output currently stands at 550,000 barrels per day (bpd).

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