Investor Relations

A phased,
concession-backed project.

The Dosso refinery is built in phases under a 16-year build-operate-transfer concession with the Republic of Niger, starting with a single 30,000 barrel-per-day train. Zimar Group welcomes discussions with lenders, institutions and government partners on financing, offtake and delivery.

$1.9bn

Mandate value — Dosso

100,000bpd

Design capacity

3 + 13yrs

Build, then operate

Aug 2026

Agreement signed

Financing the Dosso mandate.

The timetable below is set by the agreement signed with the Nigerien State on 15 August 2026. Zimar does not have listed debt or a public credit rating.

  1. Complete

    Agreement signed — 15 August 2026

    Design, financing, construction, operation and transfer covered under a build–operate–transfer structure with the Nigerien State.

  2. Within 3 months

    Nigerien project company incorporated

    The vehicle that holds the concession and carries the first phase.

  3. Within 4 months

    FEED completed

    Front-end engineering design finished, with the owner’s engineer on site.

  4. Within 16 months

    Financial close for the first phase

    Funding structure to be finalised with lenders, institutions and export credit agencies.

  5. Then

    Construction — about three years

    Followed by a thirteen-year operating term before transfer to the Republic of Niger.

Group company MEA Energy, with downstream trading, retail and logistics operations in Africa, is positioned as offtaker of excess production volumes.

Milestones are measured from signature and are subject to the final executed agreement. Detailed project and financial information is released to qualified counterparties under non-disclosure agreement.

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Who we are looking for

Senior and development lenders

Debt financing for the first 30,000 bpd train.

Equity and strategic investors

Equity alongside the sponsors in the project company.

Offtake and trading partners

Term agreements for products in Niger and the Sahel.

Institutions and insurers

DFI, export-credit and political-risk cover to support bankability.

Investor contact

Michael Onuoha

Investment Coordination

ir@zimargroup.com