Three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
The three subsidiaries, including Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc, signed the upscaled supply agreement with the NNPC subsidiaries as part of the bid toward meeting the energy demands of their ongoing expansion projects.
As stated in a statement from the Dangote Group, the upscaled supply agreements will help to drive the conglomerate’s Vision 2030, resulting in increased output, better and cleaner energy supply as well as support ongoing expansion projects.
The agreements were signed at the unveiling of the NNPC Gas Master Plan (GMP) 2026, tagged NGMP 2026, held at the NNPC Towers, Abuja last weekend.
Managing Director/CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Mr. David Bird, signed on behalf of the refinery, while the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Arvid Pathak, signed on behalf of the cement company.
In the same vein, Mr. Mustapha Matawalle signed the agreements on behalf of Dangote Fertiliser FZE.
CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Bird, speaking at the signing ceremony said that the agreements demonstrates the refinery’s bold steps to expand its capacity.
According to him, the agreements mark a critical milestone in the expansion drive as well as a proactive measure to lock in vast energy requirements for the anticipated increase in its production capacity.
Similarly, GMD of Dangote Cement Plc, Pathak, said the agreement signing serves as an enabler of DCP’s strategic objectives.
The agreements, it was noted, guaranteed the gas required to support the drive towards CNG adoption as autogas and to meet the increasing gas demand as production capacities in Nigeria are expanded.
It would also promote the adoption of cleaner fuel for both autogas through CNG and gas to support increased production output.
For Dangote Fertiliser FZE, it was anticipated that the agreements will support the company’s fertiliser capacity expansion projects, given that fertiliser is a product of natural gas.
Speaking at the event, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Honourable Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the Gas Master Plan as a deliberate pivot from policy articulation to disciplined execution, anchored on commercial viability and integrated sector-wide coordination.
He said: “Today’s launch is not merely the unveiling of a document; it represents a deliberate shift towards a more integrated, commercially driven, and execution-focused gas sector, aligned with Nigeria’s development aspirations.
“Nigeria is fundamentally a gas Nation. With one of the largest proven gas reserves in Africa, our challenge has never been potential, but translation:
“Translating resources into reliable supply, infrastructure into value, and policy into measurable outcomes for our economy and our people. The Gas Master Plan speaks directly to this challenge.”
Ekpo further noted that the strong focus of the Gas Master Plan on supply reliability, infrastructure expansion, domestic and export market flexibility, and strategic partnerships aligned seamlessly with the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas Initiative, positioning natural gas as the backbone of Nigeria’s energy security, industrialisation, and just energy transition.
In his address, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, described the NNPC Gas Master Plan 2026 as a bold, effective execution-anchored roadmap designed to unlock Nigeria’s immense gas potential and elevate the country into a globally competitive gas hub.
Ojulari noted that, with about 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of proven gas reserves and an upside potential of up to 600 Tcf, Nigeria possesses one of the most consequential hydrocarbon basins in the world;
One reinforced by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and gas-centric energy transition agenda of the Federal Government.
“The Plan is structured not just to deliver- but to exceed- the presidential mandate of increasing national gas production to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while catalysing over 60 billion dollars in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030,” he said.
The NNPC Ltd GCEO explained that the Plan prioritises cost optimisation, operational excellence, and systematic advancement of resources from 3P to bankable 2P reserves.
He added that the Gas Master Plan would also strengthen gas supply to power generation, CNG, LPG, Mini-LNG, and critical industrial off-takers.
Reaffirming his personal commitment as Chief Sponsor of the initiative, the NNPC Ltd GCEO stressed that the Company has adopted a more collaborative, investor-centric approach in shaping the NGMP 2026, with strong alignment to industry stakeholders, partners, and investors.
