Dangote reacts to NMDPRA’s inferior diesel allegations, says product high quality now at 32 ppm
The Chief Government Officer (CEO) of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, has reacted to the allegations by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that the refinery is producing merchandise of low high quality.
Dangote, in a press release to newsmen on Saturday, mentioned the refinery’s merchandise not solely adjust to set requirements however have additionally surpassed these of its contemporaries, with a components per million (ppm) measurement now at 32.
The enterprise mogul mentioned the refinery was initially producing round 665 ppm of product, which was thought-about the very best quality on the time.
Nonetheless, the sulfur degree of their merchandise has since been decreased to 32 ppm.
He added that exams have proven some filling stations throughout Nigeria promote merchandise with sulfur ranges as excessive as 1000 ppm and above.
“By way of high quality, after we began, our high quality was about 600 to 6 fifty ppm, the ppm was probably the greatest when it comes to high quality on the time we began.
“However as of right this moment, we’re at 87 ppm. And you may take a pattern on Monday. By Monday, we will likely be lower than 50 ppm. By the start of August, we will likely be at 10 ppm.
“By way of high quality, no one can produce something higher than us. I simply bought the consequence from our official 5 minutes in the past, we at the moment are all the way down to even 32 ppm,” Dangote mentioned.
Dangote calls on Regulators to check product
As well as, Dangote challenged regulators, together with the NMDPRA, to return to the refinery and look at the standard of their merchandise.
The African richest man famous that whereas different filling stations have flashpoints as little as 26, their merchandise keep a flashpoint of 96.
In line with him, the flashpoint metrics set by regulators shouldn’t be under 66.
He added that the ppm of their refinery is ready to achieve under 10 earlier than the center of August.
“Once we have been coming right here, the Speaker of the Home mentioned we must always decide up samples from two filling stations. And after we bought to our plant, we additionally picked up samples. The outcomes have truly come out.
“They checked that of Complete which was 1,890 ppm. The opposite filling station got here to 2,563 ppm. Then the flashpoint metrics was 61 which is under the minimal. The minimal is 66. Additionally, the Complete quantity is 26 flashpoints. Ours is 96. The information are there. We don’t consider within the take a look at of individuals after they usher in ships. We do our personal exams.
“I wish to plead to the regulators to return at any time and earlier than they get right here, our ppm will likely be under 10”, Dangote added.
Backstory
Earlier, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) alleged that the Dangote Refinery was producing inferior merchandise in comparison with imported ones.
Farouk Ahmed, the pinnacle of NMDPRA, made this declare, stating that the standard of diesel produced by Dangote was 665 ppm, which he thought-about inferior.
Ahmed’s assertion sparked a big public backlash. Many individuals discovered his remarks unacceptable, arguing that they undermined a serious native business and didn’t replicate the true high quality of the refinery’s merchandise.
In response, Dangote has invited regulators to check their merchandise. The corporate mentioned that they’re producing higher high quality merchandise than most filling stations throughout Nigeria, confidently standing by the superior high quality of their output.
