Major Nigerian petroleum marketers, including Conoil PLC and Eterna Plc, have partnered with Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery for the logistics-free fuel distribution scheme.
The Ɗangote Group announced this in a post on its social media handles on Monday.
The collaboration, which also involved players like Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas, aims to slash logistics costs for fuel stations and drive down pump prices for consumers nationwide.
The initiative promises seamless, no-cost transport of refined petrol from Ɗangote’s 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki to participating stations and bulk buyers.
“Join leading marketers like Conoil PLC, Eterna Plc, Golden Super, Nepal Energies, Kifayat Global Energy, and Riquest and Gas to enjoy the benefits of free delivery and offer Nigerians lower pump prices”, the company declared.
The programme is expected to kick off in 11 states—Lagos, Ekiti, Abuja, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Delta, Rivers, and Edo—with expansion slated for the near future.
Filling station owners are encouraged to register promptly to secure their spot, transforming supply chains by eliminating delivery fees that often inflate retail costs.
The Ɗangote refinery rolled out over 1,000 compressed natural gas-powered trucks for the free delivery scheme, sparking reactions from tanker drivers, depot owners and oil suppliers.
It was reported that bulk fuel consumers and filling stations are dumping their middlemen suppliers for Ɗangote’s free delivery.
President of the National Association of Road Transport Owners, (NARTO), Yusuf Othman, who condemned the free delivery of fuel to filling stations, telecom companies and other bulk users, said buyers have now jettisoned the contracts signed with his members to receive free delivery from Ɗangote.
The NARTO president explained that his members have up to 30,000 trucks, and cannot do the business of fuel distribution free of charge.
