Kenya Product Pipeline System
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Summary Information
- Source: Mombassa
- Destination: Eldoret
- Ownership: The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Website: http://www.kpc.co.ke/
- Length: kilometres ( miles)
- Capacity:
- Mombasa-Nairobi: - 880 M3/hour
- Western Kenya Pipeline: - 220 M3/hour
- Crude Type: Oil Products
+++ Brief Description
- The system includes the Mombasa – Nairobi Pipeline which consists of a 450 kilometres, 14-inch diameter pipeline and the Western Kenya Pipeline System
- The pipeline distributes products across Kenya
- The total storage capacity within the system is more than 600,000 M^^3^^
+++ Pipeline Status
- In operation
- An extension project has been launched to supply products to Kampala, Uganda. This extension will be reversible, enabling Uganda to export products when their refinery project is completed
+++ History
- 1978 - The pipeline operations begin
- 1994 - Western Kenya Pipeline System project completed
- 2008 - Capacity was increased with four additional Pumps Stations on the Mombasa – Nairobi Pipeline System
- 2012 - The Uganda extension project was launched
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