Engineers India Limited (EIL) has secured a contract worth more than US$450 million from the Dangote Group to serve as Project Management Consultant (PMC) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) consultant for a planned 700,000 barrels-per-day greenfield refinery and petrochemical complex in Kenya.

 

The project marks a major expansion of Dangote’s energy ambitions beyond West Africa and strengthens EIL’s role in some of Africa’s largest refining and petrochemical developments.

 

The Kenyan complex is being developed by the Lagos-headquartered Dangote Group as part of its push into East Africa. Once completed, the refinery is expected to expand regional fuel production, reduce dependence on petroleum imports and supply products to both East African and global markets.

 

EIL’s appointment builds on its existing relationship with Dangote. The Indian engineering consultancy was the PMC and EPCM consultant for Dangote’s 650,000-barrels-per-day integrated refinery and petrochemical complex at the Lekki Free Zone in Nigeria.

 

That facility, described by EIL as the world’s largest single-train refinery, produces Euro-V gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and polypropylene. Dangote is also working to expand the facility’s capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day.

 

The Kenya project will give EIL another major role in the development of Dangote’s continental energy network, leveraging the Indian company’s experience across refining, petrochemicals, oil and gas, fertilizers, infrastructure and renewable energy.

 

EIL said the new contract reflects the confidence placed in its engineering and project-management capabilities following its work on the Dangote refinery in Nigeria.

 

The planned Kenyan complex is designed to process a wider range of crude oils while meeting growing petroleum-product demand in East Africa. Its development is expected to have implications for the region’s fuel supply chain by increasing domestic refining capacity and reducing exposure to imported refined products.

 

For EIL, the contract extends a partnership that has already placed the company at the centre of one of Africa’s largest energy projects. For Dangote, the Kenyan investment represents a significant step in its strategy to build a broader African refining and petrochemical footprint.

 

EIL said it will deploy its multidisciplinary engineering expertise and global project-execution model to support the development of the integrated refinery and petrochemical complex.