40,000 tonnes of fuel arrive in Mombasa under Kenya-Rwanda deal

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The maiden consignment, carried by MT Sea Wolf, was received at the Kenya Pipeline Company’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2 (KOT2) on Tuesday, opening a new supply route for Rwanda’s refined petroleum products through Kenya’s port, pipeline and storage infrastructure.

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary James Opiyo Wandayi said the agreement could significantly increase petroleum volumes transiting the Northern Corridor, with the two countries projecting a tenfold growth over the coming years.

“This framework is projected to grow the volume of petroleum products moving through our Northern Corridor to Rwanda tenfold over the coming years,” Wandayi said.

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“That is a vote of confidence, not just in a pipeline or a port, but in Kenya as a nation, in our institutions, our regulatory environment and our ability to deliver on our word.”

The development gives Kenya a larger role in Rwanda’s fuel supply chain while positioning the Northern Corridor as a key route for the landlocked country’s petroleum imports.

Wandayi said the arrangement would further strengthen Kenya’s position as a regional energy and logistics hub.

“It cements our position as the logistics and energy transit hub of the East African Community (EAC), and it is a tangible expression of the deeper economic integration we are building with our neighbours,” he said.

For Rwanda, the agreement is also aimed at reducing exposure to disruptions along individual supply routes as the country seeks to diversify how it imports petroleum products.

Rwanda State Minister for Infrastructure Armand Zingiro said the country, which imports all its petroleum products, had been compelled to reassess the resilience of its fuel supply chains following disruptions linked to instability beyond its borders.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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