The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that Dangote Oil Refinery will supply a total of 25 million litres of petrol to the Nigerian market in September.

This came as the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, earlier on Tuesday formally unveiled the first sample of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) produced by his refinery.

During the unveiling, Dangote expressed optimism that the supply of petrol into Nigeria would change the country’s energy landscape.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority disclosed that this would rise to 30 million petrol litres from October.

NMDPRA said it had met with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to agree on local crude supply to the refinery.

“At the NMDPRA headquarters in Abuja, NNPCL reached an agreement to commence crude oil sale and supply to Dangote Refinery in local currency.

“The refinery is now poised to supply an initial 25 million litres of PMS into the domestic market this September. And it will subsequently increase this amount to 30 million litres daily from October 2024,” the NMDPRA said on its X.