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Dangote Turns to European Technology for Ethiopia
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AI SUMMARY
Spanish engineering firm Técnicas Reunidas will supply hydrogen production equipment using Danish technology for Dangote's fertilizer manufacturing complex in Gode, Ethiopia.
- Dangote Group awarded a contract to Spanish engineering company Técnicas Reunidas to supply two hydrogen production reformers for its fertilizer complex in Gode, Somali Region.
- The contract was announced on October 28, 2026.
- The equipment features a combined hydrogen production capacity exceeding 200,000 normal cubic metres per hour and will use technology licensed by Denmark’s Topsoe.
- The reformers are scheduled for delivery within 18 months.
- The Gode complex is designed to produce three million tonnes of urea annually using natural gas from the Calub and Hilala fields in the Ogaden Basin.
- Hydrogen produced by the reformers will be used to manufacture ammonia, an essential intermediate product for urea.
- The project's estimated investment cost increased from an initial 2.5 billion US dollars to more than 4 billion US dollars.
- Dangote Group holds a 60 percent stake in the project, while Ethiopian Investment Holdings owns the remaining 40 percent.
- The expanded investment reflects a broader project scope including gas transportation, power generation, and fertilizer infrastructure.
- Dangote Industries previously entered into a 25-year natural gas supply agreement valued at approximately 4.2 billion US dollars with China’s GCL Group in March 2026.
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