The Dangote Group is advancing key preparations for a major petroleum storage terminal at the Damerjog Industrial Park in Djibouti, following high-level coordination talks at the Red Sea World Centre.
The Chairman of Red Sea World recently hosted Dr. Djama Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Energy in charge of Natural Resources, at the Djibouti International Exhibition Center to finalize logistics for the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony. The high-level meeting underscores the strategic importance of the infrastructure project to Djibouti’s national energy and economic roadmap.
The upcoming project represents a substantial investment in East African energy logistics. It involves the development of petroleum product storage tanks boasting a total capacity of 375,000 cubic meters 375,000 an ambitious annual throughput of 5 million tons.
Spanning an 80-hectare landmass within the industrial zone, the facility is engineered for optimal multimodal efficiency. It will connect directly to the Damerjog-Nagad railway corridor and link seamlessly to the Damerjog Liquid Bulk Port (DLBP) via a modern common-user manifold system. This integration ensures rapid transit of petroleum products from maritime vessels to inland distribution networks.
The Damerjog corridor has rapidly emerged as a vital energy logistics hub in the Horn of Africa, aligning closely with Djibouti’s Vision 2035 framework. The DLBP features a 2.5-kilometer oil jetty capable of handling 25 million tons annually, connected to shore by a 315-meter access bridge and a central manifold served by nine pipelines. The terminal is equipped to simultaneously handle diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, heavy fuel oil, LPG, and edible oil.
Furthermore, transport infrastructure connecting the port is scaling up rapidly. Great Horn Investment Holding, in partnership with the Ethio-Djibouti Railway Company, is progressing on a 17-kilometer dedicated rail link from the terminal to the Nagad station. This connectivity is designed to streamline logistics between Djibouti’s coastal gateways and Ethiopia’s expanding inland markets.
Dangote Group’s footprint in Djibouti is part of a broader, multi-phase regional strategy. Recent high-level discussions involving regional leadership and Dangote advisers have focused on integrated oil and gas export corridors linking Djibouti and Ethiopia. These initiatives build on massive industrial developments in the region, including large-scale fertilizer and energy projects utilizing Ethiopia’s natural gas reserves.
The impending groundbreaking by the Dangote Group also follows other major milestones at Damerjog, such as the May 2026 groundbreaking of a $160 million fuel terminal by the Salaam Group. Together, these developments cement Djibouti’s status as the premier regional energy redistribution hub for East Africa.
