Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan have committed to the planned construction of the Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali refined petroleum products pipeline to ease product movement.
The project is aimed at improving transportation of refined petroleum products from the Western Kenya seamlessly, faster, and in an environmentally friendly manner.
Kenya’s Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban said that once the project is complete, it will foster sustainable development, economic integration, and prosperity for the region, as well as set a strong foundation for future generations.
The PS was speaking in Entebbe Uganda, during a joint ministerial meeting for the Northern Corridor Integration Projects with representatives from the partner states, led by Uganda’s Energy Minister Okaasai Sidronius, Rwanda High Commission, Charge de Affairs Ismael Baguma, among others.
Liban noted that the Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali pipeline project for Refined Petroleum Products Pipeline Development Cluster, under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects conceptualised in 1995, remains vital to addressing challenges of loading refined petroleum products on trucks.
Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda entered into a tripartite agreement to develop the pipeline in 2013.
It was agreed that a common refined petroleum products pipeline was critical for serving the region’s energy needs.
Currently, products are discharged at the Port of Mombasa before being transported by pipeline to Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, and Eldoret depots, with last-mile delivery to the hinterland and other parts of the country being done by trucks.
