Aliko Dangote has agreed to a major infrastructure expansion in Tanzania, encompassing a new port, a 2,000-megawatt power plant, and a urea fertiliser complex.
The deal was formalised on June 29 following discussions with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marking a significant deepening of the industrialist’s presence in East Africa.
The agreement signals a strategic pivot toward integrated logistics and energy production in the region.
By combining port infrastructure with power generation and fertiliser manufacturing, Dangote Group aims to secure critical supply chain nodes that support both local industrial growth and broader trade flows across the Indian Ocean rim.
This development follows earlier reports of Dangote Industries Limited outlining an ambitious plan to increase its combined refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day across Nigeria and Kenya.
The Tanzania project complements that strategy by addressing upstream infrastructure bottlenecks, particularly in energy supply and cargo handling, which are often constraints for large-scale industrial operations in the region.