{"id":4396,"date":"2026-10-30T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/landlocked-botswana-looks-to-secure-fuel-from-nigerias-dangote-refinery-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:01:02","slug":"landlocked-botswana-looks-to-secure-fuel-from-nigerias-dangote-refinery-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/landlocked-botswana-looks-to-secure-fuel-from-nigerias-dangote-refinery-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlocked Botswana looks to secure fuel from Nigeria\u2019s Dangote refinery \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Botswana is negotiating to buy fuel from a wide range of sources including Nigeria to safeguard its supply from war-related shocks and increase its options, according to its energy minister.<\/p>\n

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The nation has already struck deals with Oman and had now held talks with its neighbors and Aliko Dangote, whose Lagos refinery ramped up production in February.<\/p>\n

Botswana is looking at alternatives to receiving fuel via South Africa, including bringing it in via a pipeline which Dangote plans to build from a terminal in the Namibian port of Walvis Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we are clear that we never want to have any fuel insecurity, we\u2019ve engaged Dangote, we\u2019ve engaged Angola, we\u2019ve engaged Cote d\u2019Ivoire to ensure that they can supply us,\u201d she said in an interview in Gaborone, the capital. A deal with Oman resulted in the delivery of the first shipment from OQ Trading Ltd. earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Physical shortages of fuel and skyrocketing pump prices are sensitive issues for nations in Africa, where transportation costs consume a large portion of household budgets.<\/p>\n

Governments have struck exclusive supply deals with traders including Vitol Group with the aim of avoiding outages.
Botswana has typically received fuel via South Africa and is looking at alternatives, including bringing it in via a pipeline which Dangote plans to build and will run from a terminal in the Namibian port of Walvis Bay through southern Africa, according to Kenewendo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have diversified our routes to Mozambique and to Namibia, and in order for those routes to work properly, we need to have good storage facilities, coastal storage facilities, in both areas,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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