CONSTRUCTION of the 350km Kenya-Uganda oil pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala will start next month, sources have said.
Libyan-based Tamoil is to lay the pipeline in 12 months at a cost of $120m (about sh195b).
The pipeline is expected to ensure constant supply of fuel to landlocked countries and will have a terminal at the Jinja oil storage depot. The depot will supply the eastern region.
�Almost all documentations are in final stages. The Government is surveying the land for right of way,� the source said.
The Government has two options, either to purchase the 25km strip of reserve where the pipeline will pass or exercise its right to use the land (easement).
�This is because the 10- inch diameter pipeline is going to be laid 10m down so the top soil can still be used to grow crops without hampering the progress of the pipeline.�
�The fuel is not going to move to Kampala by gravity but by pumping the oil in any direction. The direction of the pumps can be changed at will,� the source explained.
-- Jean-Louis Kayitenkore Procurement Consultant Gsm: +250-08470205 Home: +250-55104140 P.O. Box 3867 Kigali-Rwanda East Africa Blog: http://www.cepgl.blogspot.com Skype ID : Kayisa66
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