The planned Dangote refinery in Kenya is expected to operate with significantly greater power-generation capacity than the company’s refinery in Nigeria, according to Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote.
Dangote disclosed the details during Kenyan President William Ruto’s visit to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos.
The proposed facility in Lamu is designed to generate about 1,000 megawatts of electricity.
Half of that capacity is expected to be available for sale to the Kenyan government.
The refinery is also expected to use heavier processing equipment and include a coker, a feature not installed at the company’s Nigerian refinery.
Ruto confirmed that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kenyan project would take place on September 30, 2026.
He said Kenya had secured the land for the project and was working to put other requirements in place.
The proposed refinery has a projected processing capacity of 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day and is expected to create opportunities in engineering, manufacturing, business and related sectors.