Zimbabwe set to benefit from Namibia’s US$2.5 billion fuel pipeline and storage project
ZIMBABWE is among five Southern African countries set to gain improved fuel security under Namibia’s newly launched $2.5 billion petroleum storage and regional pipeline project at Walvis Bay. Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah launched the Dangote Namibia Tank Farm and Regional Pipeline Project on Wednesday, saying it is designed to strengthen fuel supplies for Namibia and its landlocked neighbours amid global oil market disruptions. The project will directly benefit Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and southern DRC through a proposed 1,700km pipeline network extending inland from Walvis Bay. The pipeline is planned to link Walvis Bay through Otjiwarongo, with eastward connections towards Ghanzi and Francistown in Botswana, creating a new fuel supply route into Zimbabwe. Currentl…