Cameroon’s state-owned petroleum storage company, SCDP, plans to launch in 2026 the construction of a new oil terminal in the Kribi industrial and port zone. The facility, known as THK, will have capacity for 230,000 m³ of refined products (gasoline, kerosene, diesel and others) and 40,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Once completed, the terminal will allow SCDP to double its current refined products storage capacity, officially set at 245,500 m³, and increase LPG capacity nearly tenfold from today’s 5,005 metric tons.
The project was announced on September 4, 2025, in Yaoundé by Charles Régis Ondigui, SCDP’s operations director, during a press briefing and site visit at the Nsam depot. Managing Director Véronique Manzoua, née Moampea Mbio, declined to reveal the cost but confirmed that the first phase will begin in 2026 with the construction of a 16,000-ton LPG unit, alongside quays and a manifold system for liquid distribution. Further phases will follow gradually.
“This is a strategic project for us because Douala is a river port and cannot handle large-capacity vessels. In Douala, it takes three ships to equal the 15,000 tons that a single vessel can discharge at Kribi, which reduces operating costs,” the SCDP head explained. She also noted that THK was first conceived in 2009 with Canadian partners but faced delays due to its financial weight. “Today, I can confirm that the project is secured,” she said.
The announcement comes two months after the groundbreaking of a similar project in Kribi led by Cstar, a joint venture of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH), its subsidiary Tradex, and the Ariana/RCG consortium. With an estimated cost of CFA114 billion, that project includes a petroleum terminal of 250,000 to 300,000 m³ and a modular refinery with a planned capacity of 30,000 barrels per day.
“If several projects of this type develop, it is positive for Cameroon’s energy autonomy. In other countries, storage facilities are diversified,” said Manzoua, recalling that other operators already run LPG filling centers in the country.
With projects led by both SNH and SCDP, Cameroon is set to reach at least 480,000 m³ of refined products storage and 45,005 tons of LPG. Authorities say these investments will position the country as a petroleum hub in Central Africa and meet national storage needs, officially estimated at 470,000 m³. According to SNH, this figure accounts for the regulatory requirement of 30 days of security reserves and 15 days of commercial stock.