WorldStage– Rising domestic fuel supply is bringing down fuel importation in Nigeria, and consumers are reducing their rate of petroleum consumption in response.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s January factsheet reveals the total daily petrol supply stood at 64.9 million liters in January, compared to the 74.2 million litres the nation consumed daily last December, a 12.53% decline.
Analysts believe the drop in consumption and importation (despite the fall in price due to competition) confirms a gradual shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources, including solar, gas, LPG, and CNG as the Naira strengthens.
Under the leadership of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the factsheet indicates local refineries supplied 57.5 percent of the January output, compared to the 17.1 million litres they recorded daily last October.
Oil marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), however, imported 25.8 million litres per day in January 2026.
At 61.27 percent of its capacity, Dangote supplied 40.1 million litres daily, about 60 percent of the domestic output—and a 25 percent rise from the 32 million litres it supplied daily last December.
Modular refineries like Waltersmith, ARADEL, and Edo Refinery have no individual figures of the Automotive Gas Oil they produced in the factsheet. Their combined output for the month, however, stood at 0.392 million litres daily—of the total 10.9 million litres per day all the local refineries produced.
Waltersmith currently operates at 63.24 percent of its capacity while ARADEL utilizes 53.89 percent of its capacity. Edo Refinery operates at 85.43% capacity.
Other crude derivatives, including diesel, also witnessed increases in their production.
The drive for fuel self-sufficiency may be colliding with the rising interest in renewable and clean energy. Both enjoy government’s promotion with funding and policies like the National Gas Master Plan 2026, the 30-30-30 Roadmap, and others.
