• Dangote Industries, GCL signed $4.2 billion, 25-year gas supply agreement for Ethiopia fertilizer megaproject.
• Gas to supply 3 million tonnes/year urea plant valued at $2.5 billion, operational target 2029.
• Project structured 60:40 between Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH).
• Gas sourced from Calub field, transported via 108-km pipeline to Gode, Somali Region.
• Plant to fully replace Ethiopia’s current urea imports and supply regional export markets.
• GCL has operated in Ethiopia for over 20 years across oil, gas, and LNG infrastructure projects.
• Project integrates upstream gas, midstream pipeline, downstream fertilizer in single value chain.

why it matters?

A $4.2B, 3-million-tonne project can eliminate Ethiopia’s fertilizer imports, reduce FX demand, and build a domestic energy-to-fertilizer industrial chain by 2029.

• Aliko Dangote ordered 1,000 CNG trucks for logistics operations.

• Order placed by Dangote Group with a Chinese vehicle manufacturer.

• Trucks powered by compressed natural gas instead of diesel.

• Deployment supports distribution from 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Refinery.

• Nigeria holds over 200 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves.

• Initiative aligns with Nigeria’s CNG transition program for transport sector.

• Fleet expansion expected to reduce diesel consumption across distribution network.

• Trucks to operate across Nigeria’s national supply corridors.

why it matters?
The 1,000-unit CNG order signals large-scale fleet conversion in Nigeria. It supports refinery distribution efficiency and expands gas utilization in transport.