Namibia puts Dangote’s Walvis Bay fuel project under presidential oversight

Monday 9th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has put Dangote Industries’ planned fuel tank farm and regional pipeline near Walvis Bay under the oversight of her office. She said at the 4 November launch that she had directed the National Planning Commission’s director general to oversee the project and report on progress.

The project is expected to cost $2.5 billion, Reuters reported. Dangote said the tank farm would hold about 600 million litres, including 360 million litres of diesel and 240 million litres of petrol. The plan also includes infrastructure to load fuel onto trucks.

The president said the municipality had made land available and described the project as a way to improve fuel supply for Namibia and some neighbouring markets. She said the project had experienced delays before the launch.

The figures describe planned capacity. The launch took place at Farm 58 near Walvis Bay, and the reports describe the pipeline and tank farm as developments to be built.

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