It is four times the size of a standard football field. This is the 8th wonder of the world here in Africa, costing $19 billion. Even Dangote said,
“We didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into. If we had known, we would have run away; we wouldn’t have tried it. It was very tough.” Those were his exact words.
First, before they began building, they started with dredging in 2016. They decided to check how much the ocean level would rise in the next 50 years due to global warming, and they built the site to be higher than that. They had 70,000 people working on the site. They bought 320 cranes, 1,200 civil construction equipment, 1,050 trucks, 120 mixers, and 80 concrete pumps. They brought in large structures by sea, and special roads were constructed to accommodate the massive equipment.
They built the world’s largest single-train refinery, which has the capacity to process 650,000 barrels per day. It also has an integrated petrochemical industrial complex.
They also built a $2 billion fertilizer plant, the largest fertilizer-producing facility, which produces 8,000 tonnes per day.
In this same location, where this 8th wonder of the world is located, there’s a functioning seaport, and there’s a proposed international airport.
This article was written by Dr. Bright Sekoni on X.com. Do well to connect with him.
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