Ruto Reveals Another Dangote Multibillion Project After Lamu Refinery

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🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

President William Ruto revealed the development during a media engagement at the State Lodge in Kisumu on Tuesday, September 15, saying the proposed pipeline would form part of Dangote’s planned refinery project in Lamu.

“As part of that project of the refinery in Lamu, we are discussing with Dangote the construction of a pipeline to Turkana for us to be able to unlock the oil that we have in Turkana,” Ruto said.

The President also announced that construction of the refinery would be launched on September 30, with Dangote and other heads of state expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

📌 What You Need to Know

The proposed pipeline would provide a potential link between Turkana’s oil fields and the Kenyan coast, allowing crude produced in the region to be transported to Lamu for processing.

The development comes as Dangote prepares to invest in a Ksh2.59 trillion ($20 billion) refinery in Lamu, which is expected to have a processing capacity of 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day when completed in 2030.

The refinery is expected to serve petroleum markets across East Africa, but questions have been raised over how the facility will secure sufficient crude to sustain its operations.

Ruto's economic adviser David Ndii has previously estimated that East Africa could provide more than 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day, comprising about 350,000 barrels from South Sudan, 250,000 barrels from Uganda and 120,000 barrels from Kenya .

However, analysts have warned that accessing crude from the region will not be straightforward, with Uganda's oil expected to flow to Tanzania through the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, while South Sudan's exports currently pass through Sudan.

The Lamu refinery is also being planned alongside other major energy developments, including a proposed 1,000-megawatt liquefied natural gas power plant to support industrial operations at the site.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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