General Electric partners Dangote on cement production in Africa

09 March 2016 at 11:40

The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils

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Emmanuel Tornyi

The Dangote Cement plant in Obajana, Nigeria is the single largest cement plant in Africa producing up to 30 000 tons of cement daily.

The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils, providing sustainable power for the business to meet its production targets.

Dangote Group is a key customer and partner for GE in the African market. GE has accompanied Dangote Industries in its growth across Africa with special emphasis on the Nigerian market for many years.

Chief General Manager of Dangote, Kodiyalam Srinivasan said "The cost of production of the unit is optimised and saves monthly fuels."

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