LamuDangote offers governments 30% of a $16 billion refinery.
Fuel price surges from the Iran war have already sparked deadly protests in Kenya.
The plant, due in 2030, targets regional demand of 20 million to 30 million tonnes a year, Kenya’s economic adviser says.
Kenya’s High Court ordered parts of the site preserved pending a residents’ case, which could delay work.
Doubts remain over crude supply, since Kenya and Uganda are only starting to produce oil.
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- Reuters
- frames refinery as addressing African energy import dependence (54 nations), with regional governments offered 30% stake
Sources: Reuters