Dangote Industries Limited says the East African oil refinery it plans to build in Kenya will process 700,000 barrels of oil per day. The company views the project as a major move in its plan to expand across Africa and improve fuel supply in the region.
Dangote’s Group Vice President for Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, made the announcement during a July 1 visit to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos. A delegation from the Republic of the Congo’s national oil company led the visit.
The planned refinery supports Dangote’s expansion strategy, which will raise its total refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day. Edwin said the group will refine 1.4 million barrels per day in Nigeria and 700,000 barrels per day in Kenya to supply the East African market.
In its statement, the Dangote Group added that the proposed Kenyan refinery will serve East African markets as it works to strengthen its position in the continent’s energy sector.
The announcement comes months after Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group, said he planned a new African oil refinery in East Africa.
At first, the company planned to site the refinery at Tanga Port in Tanzania. Later, Dangote shifted his attention to Kenya, with a focus on Mombasa and Lamu ports.
Dangote said the switch reflected maritime practicality, better infrastructure, and stronger market demand.
He later listed Lamu as another possible site for the multibillion-dollar refinery, and his team is currently working to determine the best location.
President William Ruto added that governments in the region would also fund the project. Kenya, he said, has set aside seed capital of Ksh 21.5 billion.
Ruto said the planned Ksh 2.5 trillion refinery will serve Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and other parts of East Africa. He said the project will help reduce the region’s dependence on imported refined fuel and protect it from global supply disruptions.
President Ruto said construction is expected to start later in 2026. He also noted that the Dangote Group has not yet confirmed whether it will build the refinery in Mombasa or Lamu.
The news also arrives as Kenya prepares to begin commercial oil production from the South Lokichar Basin in Turkana County by the end of December 2026.
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