Construction of $400m Mombasa oil terminal set to begin

Construction of $400m Mombasa oil terminal set to begin


Construction of the Sh40 billion ($395.8m) Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT) at the Port of Mombasa is set to begin following the award of the contract to China Communications Construction Company.

The new terminal will have the capacity to handle four vessels of up to 100,000 dwt and will be built for discharge of fuel to the tanks owned by the Kenya Pipeline Company and other oil companies.

Mombasa port currently has only two oil terminals that are ageing and too small to handle large quantities of imported oil and gas.

“The KOT will supplement the two facilities at Shimanzi and the old Kipevu terminal,” Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) acting Managing Director Daniel Manduku said.

For norm information visit: www.kpa.co.ke

13th September 2018

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