The Deputy Group Managing Director of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that the Dangote Group of companies generates 262 megawatts of electricity to address the chronic power outages from the national grid. 
Speaking recently at a Business Forum and Annual General Meeting (AGM) organized by the Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) in Lagos, Sule disclosed that Dangote Sugar  generates 16MW, while the Dangote Cement at Obajana generates 135MW. Sule further stated that the Dangote Cement Factory at Ibese generates 111MW, with Dangote Sugar consuming about 9,000,000 Standard Cubic Meter (SCM) of gas monthly. The Dangote Sugar Refinery boss disclosed that the 1,320megawatt-capacity Egbin thermal plant system is similar to the power generation process at Dangote Group.