{"id":24749,"date":"2020-07-17T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24749"},"modified":"2020-07-17T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:28:21","slug":"dangotes-2bn-worlds-biggest-fertiliser-plant-to-begin-production-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24749","title":{"rendered":"Dangote\u2019s $2bn world\u2019s biggest fertiliser plant to begin production in February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dangote-fertilizer-plant.jpg\" alt=\"Govt keeps mum, as Dangote confirms Indian contract staff quarantined in Lagos over coronavirus\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dangote Group\u2019s fertiliser plant, previously timed to start operation in May, will now tee off production next February, Bloomberg said on Thursday, quoting Saipem SpA, the builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plant situated in Lekki Lagos has an installed capacity of 3 million tons a year of urea and ammonia, making it the largest in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its construction is undertaken simultaneously in the same neighbourhood with that of the group\u2019s oil and gas refinery, hoped to deliver 650,000 barrels of oil per day upon completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reuters reported in August 2019 that industry insiders didn\u2019t expect fuel output from the refinery before 2022 even though Africa\u2019s richest man,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/dangote-disowns-executive-jets-says-i-have-no-stake-in-it\/\">Aliko Dangote<\/a>\u00a0(its owner) believes completion could be achieved next year as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Test run was conducted in March and had been disrupted by the outbreak of the coronavirus, said Maurizio Coratella, Saipem SpA\u2019s chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are picking up now that things are looking more stable and are currently very well advanced,\u201d he said in an interview on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are in the commissioning stage of the first train; for the second, we will have that commissioning in six to seven months\u2019 time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saipem is making logistic preparations including arranging dedicated flights for suppliers and vendors to enable it deliver the project by due date, Mr Coratella said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dangote Group\u2019s fertiliser plant, previously timed to start operation in May, will now tee off production next February, Bloomberg said on Thursday, quoting Saipem SpA, the builders. 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