The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced that the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) is scheduled for completion by the end of 2024.
Mustafa Sugungun, the Managing Director of KRPC, revealed this information on Monday during a visit to the refinery by members of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Petroleum Downstream, chaired by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Sugungun explained that the refinery, with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day, is expected to commence production at 60 percent capacity by the year’s end, with full production to follow thereafter.
He noted that the ongoing rehabilitation work, currently at 40 percent completion, is anticipated to be finished within the specified timeframe.
He said, “Our rehabilitation is going on well and steadily according to the plan we have. We are planning to bring this plant to 60 per cent nominal capacity by December 31st, 2024.
“Currently, we are heading towards 40 percent of rehabilitation. We remain committed to bringing back the plant at least 60 percent of our nominal capacity,” he said.
On his part, Ubah said that the oversight visit was part of the collaborative efforts of the President Bola Tinubu administration and the National Assembly to ensure that all the nation’s refineries are brought back to life, and consequently enable the country to end the importation of petroleum products.
The Kaduna refinery was established in 1980 to supply petroleum products to Nigeria’s Northern region, with a capacity of producing 110,000 barrels per day of crude oil.
For many years, the Kaduna refinery, just like its counterparts in Port Harcourt and Warri, has not been functional, leaving the country to rely heavily on imported petroleum products.
