Kenya secures contract for $17 bn Dangote oil Refinery to supply regional jet fuel
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- Aliko Dangote has been awarded a contract to build a $17 billion oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, with a capacity to process at least 700,000 barrels of crude per day and an expected completion within three years.
- The refinery will draw feedstock from Kenya’s Turkana basin and pipeline‑linked crude from regional producers across East and Southern Africa, using the LAPSSET corridor’s pipeline, road and rail links to transport product inland to Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Entebbe, where aircraft will be fueled with Jet A‑1 from regional sources; AFRAA and regional carriers note the high jet‑fuel premiums currently incurred when importing refined products, while baseline SAF blending floors are around 2%, making a full SAF transition not operationally viable at launch.
Why it matters
Regional airlines could benefit from lower jet‑fuel premiums as the refinery supplies Jet A‑1 locally, reducing reliance on imported refined products.
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