ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Dangote Refinery fell short of its planned domestic supply of “50 million liters per day” of fuel in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, reported this in its latest FACT Sheet released on Thursday.
Data from the regulator revealed that the $20 billion refinery delivered 32.01 million liters less than the “50 ml/d” it had intended to supply to the local market in December 2025.
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This indicates that the refinery’s own domestic petrol supply target for the period under review missed the mark by 17.9 million liters per
However, Dangote Refinery did record a month-on-month increase of 64.4 percent, supplying 32.01 million liters per day in December, up from 19.47 ml/d previously.
NMDPRA data further showed that total supply to the domestic market in December rose to 74.2 ml/d, up from 71.5 ml/d in the previous month.
Additionally, the country’s total fuel consumption climbed to 63.7 million liters per day in December, up from 52.9 ml/d, amid falling fuel prices.
Recently, Dangote Refinery’s Managing Director, David Bird, claimed that the refinery achieved a “50 million liters per day” domestic fuel supply in December.