Funsho Balogun.
Dangote Plc’s 1.5mt plant in Ndola, 271km from Lusaka, Zambia, will be commissioned today, 4 August 2015. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will also be at the commissioning.
The plant will, according to the company’s website, produce 42.5-grade cement to compete against the lower-grade but dominant 32.5 products in the market. Aside from selling into local markets in the Copperbelt region, it will export cement to the mining regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Sustained economic growth will, as it puts it, drive per-capita consumption upward from around 64kg at present and that the plant “has reserves of more than 240 million tonnes of limestone.”
Key Features:
Name of the Plant : Dangote Cement PLC
Location : Ndola, Zambia
Capacity : 1 x 3000 TPD of Clinker output
Raw Material Sources
Limestone : Ndola Mines
Correctives/ Additives : Ndola Mines
Gypsum : Other sources
Power Source : 1 x 30 MW Coal Based Power Plant
Fuel Source : Coal
Cement Packing : 3 PACKING MACHINES of Capacity 2400 Bags/hr
Cement Loading : 6 TRUCK LOADERS
Source: dangcem.com