Dangote Group to Build Namibia–Zimbabwe Fuel Pipeline Following $1 Billion Investment Deal
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has announced plans to construct a 2,000-kilometre fuel pipeline running from Walvis Bay in Namibia, through Botswana, to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
Dangote revealed the plan to Zimbabwean media after signing a US$1 billion investment agreement with the Zimbabwean government in Harare on Wednesday. The deal was finalised during a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“I have signed an agreement with Zimbabwe and Dangote Group to undertake various investments across sectors, including cement, power generation, and a pipeline to transport petroleum products,” Dangote said.
“We are in the business of producing oil. We have the largest refinery in the world in Nigeria, and we want to bring it to Walvis Bay and then pipe it down here.”
The agreement also includes plans for the construction of a fertiliser plant, among other projects.
This announcement follows Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s earlier plans to build storage tanks in Namibia with a capacity of at least 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel, intended to supply refined fuel across southern Africa.
In June, Dangote visited Namibia, meeting President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab, before touring the port of Walvis Bay to assess logistics for the proposed projects.
The pipeline project represents a major regional energy initiative, linking southern Africa to one of the world’s largest refineries and supporting energy security, industrial growth, and regional trade.
