Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda initiate pipeline feasibility study

According to reports, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have invited bids for a consultant to oversee a feasibility study and initial design for the construction of a new 1300 km pipeline, which is set to transport crude oil to Kenya’s coast.

Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum noted that in addition to the pipeline, the consultant would be required to supervise the construction of a fibre optic cable running from Hoima, Uganda, via the Lokichar basin in northwest Kenya to Lamu, and tank terminals in Hoima, Lokichar and Lamu. The project would additionally involve the construction of a 9 km pipeline from the Lamu tank terminal to an offshore mooring buoy. Joseph Njoroge, Principal Secretary at the Ministry, said having a single consultant supervise the whole project would ensure consistency in the quality of the pipeline.

The Ministry further stated that the pipeline will be developed as a single project but split into two sections. The first section will transport oil from Hoima to the Uganda-Kenya border and the second section will run from the border to Lamu. Companies and consortiums have until 25 July to submit proposals.

Edited from various sources by Rosalie Starling

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