The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Tuesday, said the rehabilitation of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) will be completed by the end of 2024.
Managing Director of KRPC, Mustafa Sugungun, who disclosed this, said the 110,000-barrel-per-day refinery will start producing at 60 per cent capacity by the end of the year, while full production will take place subsequently.
Speaking with newsmen during an oversight visit to the refinery by members of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Petroleum Downstream led by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the KRPC boss explained that the rehabilitation work, which is presently at 40 percent, is expected to be completed within the stipulated time frame.
Our rehabilitation is going on well and steadily according to the plan we have. We are planning to bring this plant to 60 percent nominal capacity by December 31st, 2024. Currently, we are heading towards 40 percent of rehabilitation. We remain committed to bringing back the plant to at least 60 percent of our nominal capacity.
“The overall capacity of Kaduna Refinery is 110,000 barrels per day, but we are starting with only 60 percent of that. And in less than one year, we will attain the 110,000 capacity. So, this initial plant operation is for 60 percent Nigerian crude and 50,000 barrels of imported crude. Imported crude is mainly for lubricants and other petrochemical aspects of it,” he said.
