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Dangote's Kenya Oil Refinery

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Lamu, Kenya

Source: Nairametrics

Project
Planned

A proposed oil refinery project by the Dangote Group located on Kenya's coast, expected to become one of Africa's largest refining facilities. The project is projected to cost about $17 billion and take approximately five years to complete. Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji has expressed interest in investing $100 million in this project.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Oil and Gas
Location
Lamu, Kenya
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Nairametrics

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The project “Dangote's Kenya Oil Refinery” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Lamu, Kenya. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Nairametrics.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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A proposed oil refinery project by the Dangote Group located on Kenya's coast, expected to become one of Africa's largest refining facilities. The project is projected to cost about $17 billion and take approximately five years to complete. Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji has expressed interest in investing $100 million in this project.

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Energy

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Location

Country

Kenya

City

Lamu

Source

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Nairametrics

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Sector

Oil and Gas

Article published date

2026-07-13

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