Honeywell to help build Dangote’s planned 700,000-bpd Kenya refinery
Honeywell said it will provide engineering services, licensing and equipment for Aliko Dangote’s planned 700,000-bpd refinery in Kenya’s Lamu county, a $16 billion project broken ground by Dangote and President William Ruto; the refinery is expected to supply diesel, petrol and jet fuel and export across the region.
CAPE TOWN, Sept 30 (Reuters) — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has selected Honeywell Technologies to provide engineering services, licensing and equipment for a planned new 700,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in Kenya, the US-based company said on Wednesday. Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto broke ground for the $16 billion project in Kenya's Lamu county, amid criticism from conservationists and affected landowners who are challenging its construction in court. 4 million bpd.
"Through our long-standing relationship with Dangote, we have developed proven large-train engineering designs that can be applied to the Kenya refinery to significantly reduce time-to-market," Honeywell Technologies President Rajesh Gattupalli said in a statement. The refinery will supply diesel, petrol and jet fuel to Kenya, East Africa's largest economy, with products also exported to countries across the region. com; +27 21 461 3523;)