Race for EA oil projects: $16bn Lamu refinery puts Ugandan plan to the test
First reported 30 Sept, 12:36 UTCUpdated 1d ago6 sources
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Lamu is being positioned as a major regional refinery with a stated 40-month construction and...
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Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16-billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday, saying it marked a "new chapter in Africa's industrial journey"
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- Dangote's $16bn Kenya refinery 'new chapter' for Africa (opens Africanews in a new tab)
Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16-billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday, saying it marked a "new chapter in Africa's industrial journey"
- Dangote breaks ground on $16B Kenya refinery (opens Semafor in a new tab)
The project aims to replicate the success of Dangote’s plant in Nigeria, which has turned the country into a fuel-producing powerhouse amidst a global energy crisis.
- Museveni: I support Lamu refinery, but I won’t invest there (opens The East African in a new tab)
The refinery is expected to create about 60,000 jobs during construction and support demand for...
- Kenya breaks ground on $16bn refinery as environmental concerns grow (opens RFI in a new tab)
East Africa is accelerating its push for greater energy independence with a new $16 billion refinery in Kenya – but the project is raising fears over the environmental cost of an expanding oil economy.
- Lamu rising: How Sh2 trillion refinery promise is reshaping Kenya’s least populous county (opens Daily Nation in a new tab)
Dangote Refinery expected to attract investment and international attention to Lamu.
- Kenya: Sifuna Demands Ruto-Dangote Refinery Agreement, Cites Constitutional Right to Information (opens AllAfrica in a new tab)
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has hit back at President William Ruto after the President criticised his demand for the agreement between the government and businessman Aliko Dangote over the planned oil refinery in Lamu.
