By Yemi Olakitan
The Dangote Group of companies has paid out-growers approximately N500 million for the sugarcane they produced under the Dangote Sugar Refinery, DSR Numan out-growers scheme.
According to Bello Dan-Musa, the General Manager of the Dangote Sugar Refinery, Numan has made a significant contribution to the success of the federal government’s Backward Integration initiative.
He stated that the 4,800 Tons of Cane per Day (TCD) capacity of the DSR Numan refinery will be increased to 6,000 TCD by the end of 2023, 9,800 TCD by 2024, and finally 15,000 TCD.
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He continued by saying the company has invested in cutting-edge equipment to support its production process and that its facilities were also ecologically sustainable.
“Its Backward Integration goal is to become a global force in sugar production, by producing 1.5M MT/PA of refined sugar from locally grown sugar cane for the domestic and export markets,” he continued.
The Dangote Group of Companies also intends to generate electricity at the Numan Sugar Refinery and provide it to the national grid in an effort to boost the nation’s economy and increase energy production.
Malam Jibril Abubakar, the Dangote Group of Companies’ communication officer for the northern regional, provided this information in a press release.
Bello Abdullahi Dan-Musa, the group general manager of the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) in Numan, Adamawa state, was also mentioned in the statement.
“The Company operates an independent power system, and any excess energy will be diverted to the national grid,” the statement read. When routed to the National Grid, the power from the Dangote Sugar Refinery in Numan has the potential to make a significant contribution to the swift economic growth of the whole Northeast.
The Dangote Group, after the Federal Government, is Nigeria’s largest employer of labor, he said.
According to Dan-Musa, the majority of the workers are frequently hired on a temporary basis during the cane harvesting season.
