NNPC opens bids for co-location of refineries
(Nigeria)The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,
has opened bids for the co-location of refineries.
A statement by Mr Garba Deen Muhammad, Group General
Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Thursday in Abuja, said that the
NNPC was committed to boosting the nation’s refining capacity which in turn
would put an end to perennial fuel scarcity in the country.
According to the statement, nine companies submitted bid.
NNPC Chief Operating Officer Refineries Mr. Anibo Kragha in
statement said the open bidding exercise was a demonstration of the
determination of the federal government to increase the nation’s refining
capacity from 445,000 barrels per day to 650,000.
"The aim is to leverage on the existing facilities to
fast track the take-off of the refineries as soon as possible," he said.
According to him, a technical evaluation committee has been
set up to study the bids and announce winners as soon as possible.
Also, the corporation’s General Manager, Supply Chain
Management, Sophia Mbakwe enjoined all the companies to accept the outcome as
the exercise would be transparent.
She added that all the rules of public procurement as spelt
out in the Bureau for Public Procurement Act would be strictly adhered to.
The statement noted that the exercise was witnessed by
representatives of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI
and the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP.
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