Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to construct fuel storage tanks in Namibia’s Walvis Bay harbour, capable of holding at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel.
Gatekeepers News reports that the strategic move, according to sources cited by Reuters, aims to supply refined fuel to several southern African nations, including Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia itself.
“The storage tanks would be used to supply gasoline and diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Dangote was also considering supplying fuel to the southern Democratic Republic of Congo,” the sources said.
A Namibia Ports Authority official confirmed the plans, stating that the tanks would be situated within the Walvis Bay harbour, a key logistics hub on Namibia’s Atlantic coast. This development underscores Dangote Refinery’s ambition to dominate fuel supply in Africa and potentially reshape energy trade flows in the region.
The Dangote Refinery, built at a cost of $20 billion, has been ramping up production and seeking new markets. With this new facility, Dangote Refinery is poised to become a critical player in southern Africa’s fuel ecosystem.
