Aliko Dangote's ambition to transform Africa's energy landscape is taking on a distinctly continental shape.
What began as Dangote's landmark refinery project in Nigeria is evolving into a continent-wide refining network, with the company confirming plans for a 700,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Kenya as part of a $46 billion investment programme spanning its refining, cement and fertiliser businesses between 2026 and 2028.
Once completed, Dangote Industries expects to operate a combined refining capacity of 2.1 million bpd which includes the 1.4 million bpd in Nigeria and 700,000 bpd in Kenya, creating one of Africa's largest privately owned refining networks.
Stretching from the Atlantic coast in West Africa to the Indian Ocean in East Africa, the twin hubs are expected to strengthen intra-African fuel trade while reducing the continent's reliance on imported refined petroleum products.
The expanded plans were disclosed by Dangote Industries' Group Vice President for Oil and Gas, Devakumar Edwin, during a visit by a delegation from the Republic of the Congo's national oil company, Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC), to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos.
