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East Africa Multi-Country Oil Refinery Project

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Source: allAfrica

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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to partner with Kenya and Uganda to construct a major oil refinery in Tanzania. The project is modeled after his flagship 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Nigeria and aims to reshape Africa's energy and industrial landscape by building large-scale infrastructure locally. The refinery will reduce East Africa's dependence on imported refined petroleum pr

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial
Location
Tanga, Tanzania
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
allAfrica

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The project “East Africa Multi-Country Oil Refinery Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Tanga, Tanzania. Taiyo aggregates data on it from allAfrica.

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2026-07-22

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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to partner with Kenya and Uganda to construct a major oil refinery in Tanzania. The project is modeled after his flagship 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Nigeria and aims to reshape Africa's energy and industrial landscape by building large-scale infrastructure locally. The refinery will reduce East Africa's dependence on imported refined petroleum products from the Middle East.

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Energy

Location

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Tanzania

City

Tanga

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Sector

Government, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial

Article published date

2026-04-27

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