SCDP Expands Fuel Storage, Import Capacity in Douala

Cameroon’s state-owned petroleum storage company SCDP is expanding fuel and liquefied petroleum gas storage and import-handling capacity in Douala, as the country remains heavily dependent on imported refined products following the shutdown of the SONARA refinery. The company officially inaugurated several facilities on August 21, including a 1,000-ton LPG storage sphere at its Bonabéri depot and a pipeline linking petroleum facilities at the Port of Douala to its Bessengué depot. The ceremony also included SCDP’s new head office in Bonanjo. The LPG sphere increased storage capacity at Bonabéri from 2,500 tons to 3,500 tons, a 40% increase. The facility had been delivered in November 2024 and entered service in February 2025 after completing regulatory tests. The additional capacity is intended to give SCDP more flexibility in managing LPG supplies as domestic consumption rises. The expansion also comes as Cameroon continues to rely heavily on imported refined petroleum products following the May 2019 fire that halted refining operations at SONARA. SCDP is already working on an additional 1,000-ton LPG sphere at Bonabéri. Once completed, it would ...