Dangote starts regulatory approvals for a 1.6M-barrel fuel terminal in Namibia to serve Southern African landlocked markets.

Dangote Industries Namibia has applied for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to subdivide 70 hectares of land in Walvis Bay for a proposed petroleum storage terminal.

The 1.6 million-barrel capacity facility is designed to secure Namibia's fuel reserves and distribute refined products to Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and potentially the DRC.

The development aligns with Dangote's strategy to export refined fuel across Africa following the commissioning of its 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria.

This project signals Dangote's first concrete infrastructural footprint in Southern Africa, leveraging its massive refining capacity in Nigeria to challenge traditional fuel supply corridors.

If environmental and land approvals are secured, landlocked SADC nations like Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe will likely gain access to a major new source of refined petroleum, diversifying their energy import routes away from South African and Mozambican ports.