Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline

Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline

East Africa

Map of Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline
Location
Country Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Coordinates 01°33′00″N 31°09′36″W / 1.55000°N 31.16000°W / 1.55000; -31.16000
General direction East to West
From Mombasa, Kenya
Passes through Kampala, Uganda
To Kigali, Rwanda
General information
Type Oil products
Partners Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Commissioned 2020 (Expected)
Technical information
Length 1,100 mi (1,800 km)

The Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline is a pipeline that carries refined petroleum products from the Kenyan port city of Mombasa to the country's capital of Nairobi and continues to the town of Eldoret in the Eastern Rift Valley. There are plans to extend the pipeline to Uganda's capital, Kampala, continuing on to Rwanda's capital, Kigali.[1]

Location

The pipeline originates in the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and travels to Nairobi, continuing to Eldoret. That part of the pipeline is in existence as of May 2014.

It has been proposed that the pipeline be extended to Kigali, Rwanda, through Kampala, Uganda.[2] The route of the pipeline, as proposed, stretches over a distance of approximately 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi).

Background

The pipeline extension will connect Eldoret in Kenya to Kampala in Uganda, passing through Malaba. The pipeline will extend to Kigali in Rwanda and possibly to Bujumbura, Burundi in the future. Each country will be responsible for developing the infrastructure within its borders; however, a joint "transaction advisor" will be selected to maintain quality control.[3]

Construction

The feasibility study for the Eldoret to Kampala pipeline extension was awarded to an international firm in 1997. The study was completed in 1998, and the report was submitted the following year. The study was funded by the European Investment Bank. The report indicated that building the pipeline was feasible. The feasibility study for the Kampala to Kigali extension was awarded to the East African Community in September 2011, funded with $600,000 from the African Development Bank. The governments of Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda accepted the findings of both feasibility studies.

The construction contract was initially awarded, in 2007, to Tamoil, a company owned by the government of Libya. That contract was voided in 2012 after the company failed to implement the project. As of April 2014, fourteen companies have submitted bids to construct the pipeline extension from Kenya to Rwanda. Construction is expected to begin in 2014, with a 32-month construction timeframe. Commissioning is expected in 2016.[4]

Construction costs

The total construction cost for the Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali portion of the pipeline is estimated at approximately US$5 billion. In November 2014, the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank, pledged to lend US$600 million towards the construction of the Eldoret-Kampala section of the project.[5]

Photographs and diagrams

See also

References

  1. Biryabarema, Elias (25 June 2013). "Uganda Agrees to Plan for Oil Pipeline to New Kenya Port". Reuters. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. Administrator (31 October 2013). "Rwanda Sets EAC Pace". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. Momo, Muthoki (3 May 2014). "East Africa Leaders Agree On Key Infrastructure Projects". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. "Kenya-Uganda Oil Pipeline, Kenya". Hydrocarbons-Technology.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. Irungu, Geoffrey (29 October 2014). "World Bank Arm To Give US$600 Million for Regional Oil Pipeline". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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