Nigeria: Dangote Eyes 20,000mw Power Plant As Refinery Holds Petrol Price At N1,275/Litre

Nigeria: Dangote Eyes 20,000mw Power Plant As Refinery Holds Petrol Price At N1,275/Litre

Africa's richest man and owner of the continent's largest refinery, Aliko Dangote, has outlined bold expansion plans beyond oil refining, cement, and fertiliser--including a 20,000MW power project.

Dangote Targets 20,000MW Power Push to Anchor Africa’s Industrial Transformation - Analysis, Infrastructure

https://naija247news.com/feed/ Aso Rock, F.C.T Abuja, Nigeria — May 7, 2026 (Naija247news) – Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has unveiled plans to enter the power sector with a proposed 20,000-megawatt electricity generation project, marking what could become one of Africa’s most ambitious private-sector energy investments. Dangote disclosed the expansion strategy during a high-level meeting with Maktar Diop, Managing Director o…

Dangote Eyes Electricity Generation with 20,000MW Project

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigerian industrialist and businessman, Mr Aliko Dangote, is planning to foray into electricity generation with a 20,000 megawatt project in the pipeline. He currently has business interests in cement, sugar, salt, fertiliser, and petrochemicals, with his latest project being the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos, which refines about […]