Zambia’s planned refinery to rely on oil delivery by road, rail

Zambia will supply a refinery it’s planning to build and complete before 2028 with crude delivered initially by road, according to the energy ministry. Over the longer term, the oil — sourced from the Middle East and Angola — will be supplied by rail, it said in an emailed response to questions.

Fujian Xiangxin Corp started construction of the $1.1-billion refinery with the capacity to produce 60 000 barrels of oil a day, the ministry said in an earlier statement. Zambia’s project comes at a time when African governments are reviewing their energy security because of constraints on supplies as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran.