Project 01
The Dosso Refinery.
A 100,000 barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in south-west Niger — designed, financed, built and operated by Zimar Group and its consortium partner, then transferred to the Nigerien State.
- Investment
- $1.9 billion
- Design capacity
- 100,000 bpd
- Location
- Dosso, Niger
- Structure
- Build–operate–transfer
- Counterparty
- The Nigerien State
- Signed
- 15 August 2026
Footage
The moment it was signed.
Two clips recorded at the signing. Both play with sound.
01
Scope of the mandate.
- Refining
- A 100,000 barrel-per-day crude refinery processing Nigerien crude, engineered to a Euro V product slate with integrated sulphur recovery.
- Petrochemicals
- An integrated petrochemical complex adjacent to the refining trains, extending value capture beyond fuels.
- Logistics
- Supporting pipelines, storage and distribution infrastructure serving domestic demand with capacity to supply neighbouring markets.
- Employment
- Thousands of direct and indirect roles across construction, operations and the supplier base, with local-content commitments tied to delivery milestones.
- Governance
- Delivered to lender-grade standards: ISO 37001 anti-bribery controls, IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles reporting.
02
From signature to transfer.
A build–operate–transfer structure: the consortium carries delivery and operating risk, and the asset passes to the Republic of Niger at the end of the term.
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Phase 01
Agreement signed
Executed with the Nigerien State on 15 August 2026, covering design, financing, construction, operation and eventual transfer.
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Phase 02
Mobilisation — four months
Financing mobilisation and completion of detailed engineering.
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Phase 03
Financial close — within twelve months
Funding structure finalised with lenders and export credit agencies.
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Phase 04
Construction — three years
Phased crude and vacuum trains, cogeneration and sulphur recovery, brought online in stages.
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Phase 05
Operations — thirteen years
Zimar operates the complex under the concession term.
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Phase 06
Transfer to the Republic of Niger
Full ownership and operation pass to the Nigerien State.
03
What it changes for Niger.
At 100,000 barrels per day, Dosso is expected to rank among the three largest refineries in West Africa by capacity, behind Nigeria’s Dangote refinery and Ghana’s Sentuo refinery.
It is roughly five times the capacity of Niger’s existing refinery at Zinder, operated by SORAZ, which processes about 20,000 barrels per day.
The complex is designed to process Nigerien crude for domestic consumption, reducing import dependence, with the capacity to supply regional neighbours.
“We will develop the infrastructure needed to support the refinery and create thousands of direct and indirect jobs.”
Benjamin Day · Group Chief Executive, Zimar Group
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