The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has unveiled the Joint User Hydrant Installation 2 (JUHI-2) with a storage capacity of 15 million litres of Jet A1 fuel.
The Joint User Hydrant Installation 2 (JUHI-2), with a capacity of 150 million liters of Jet A1 fuel, is the largest airside jet fuel depot in Nigeria.
The facility is capable of delivering 150 million litres of ATK (Aviation Turbine Kerosene) supplies monthly to airlines, representing 20% of the nation’s annual sales volume. It is a joint venture by companies including Eterna Plc, Masters Energy Oil & Gas, Techno Oil & Gas, Rahamaniyya Oil & Gas, Ibafon Oil, Quest Oil Group, and First Deep Water Limited.
At the commissioning ceremony in Ikeja, Lagos, Keyamo praised the JUHI-2 project for enhancing Nigeria’s aviation industry and reducing flight delays and cancellations due to Jet A1 fuel shortages.
“This facility is strategic and supportive to the aviation ecosystem in Nigeria. We normally experience a lot of flight cancellations and flight delays, and in some cases, it is attributed to a lack of Jet A1 fuel.
“It is also an international requirement. You have just made us globally relevant because it requires that this kind of facility should not be far away from all major airports in the world.
“It is also a requirement for hajj operations. Before any airport is approved for hajj operations, they ensure that such facilities are very close to the airport. In so many ways this is a global requirement and I thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart for this massive infrastructural investment to support the aviation ecosystem in Nigeria.”
The minister announced that Nigeria has been removed from the watchlist of non-compliant countries after achieving a 75.5% score in aircraft financing, up from 70.5%, allowing airlines in Nigeria to access aircraft on dry leases globally.
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