The Dangote Group has initiated a NAD41bn (USD2.5bn) petroleum storage and pipeline project in Walvis Bay, in Namibia, according to the Namibian official press agency (NAMPA press release, 05/11/2026). The storage facility will have an estimated capacity of 600 million litres, equivalent to approximately 4 mbl. This will include 360 million litres of diesel, with the remaining capacity (240 million litres) allocated to petrol. The 1,700 km-long oil pipeline infrastructure will link Namibia to strategic markets in Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project is intended to supply fuel to markets throughout southern Africa, with Dangote seeking to establish the port city as a regional fuel distribution hub. Construction is expected to be completed within 18 to 20 months.
The facility's capacity will be eight times greater than that of Namibia's 75 million-litre National Oil Storage Facility, operated by the country's national oil company, Namcor (Reuters, 04/11/2026).
The Dangote Group already operates Africa's largest refinery, a 700 kb/d facility in Nigeria, which is currently undergoing expansion. The group also plans to develop another refinery with a capacity of 700 kb/d in Kenya.