According to Ifeanyi Ubah, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Nigeria is on track to have two fully operational refineries – Port Harcourt and Warri – by the end of 2024.
Ubah revealed that concrete plans are in place to achieve the target, with the Kaduna Refinery also expected to come online before the end of next year.
He stressed that the completion of the plants, combined with the additional supply from the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery, will enable Nigeria to meet its domestic fuel demands.
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Furthermore, Ubah urged the federal government and relevant stakeholders to prioritize the establishment of modular refineries, which will greatly expand the country’s capacity to refine crude oil domestically.
He said:
“My mandate is to ensure that the refineries in Nigeria are up and functional. By my involvement, before the end of this year, two refineries will be up and running.
“Also, before the end of next year, the Kaduna refinery will come on stream.
“I can assure Nigerians that I will tirelessly pursue and ensure that these refineries are up and running before the end of the year. We have set up a technical team to visit the refineries every two weeks in order to meet the set target.”
