East African Community

<p>Construction of petroleum pipeline between
Malaba, Kenya to eastern side of Kampala, Uganda. It is envisaged that the 210
km,  8 inch diameter pipeline will move
Malaba to Jinja (130 km) and then Jinja to Kampala (80 km). It will have a pumping
rate of 168 m3 per hour and an annual capacity of 1.2 million cubic meter. The
pipeline will carry refined petroleum products from the Kenyan port city of
Mombasa to Nairobi, then continue to Eldoret. It was then to be extended to the
Kampala, Uganda from Eldoret.
The total construction cost for the
Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali portion of the pipeline is estimated at approximately
US$5 billion. In November 2014, the International Finance Corporation, an arm
of the World Bank, pledged to lend US$600 million towards the construction of
the Eldoret-Kampala section of the project. The Kampala terminal will have a
capacity of 72,000 m3 and comprise of 7 products and 4 interface tanks. It is
estimated that the Malaba-Kampala line will cost USD 96.9 million. The Uganda
Government is considering relocating the storage facility from the eastern side
to the west side of Kampala city.
The Ugandan Government has acquired land in
Namwambula village for setting up the multi-user storage terminal  It will among other things: </p><ul wfd-id="1119"><li wfd-id="1122">Serve
as a distribution center for petroleum products from the refinery to market
centers in Kampala, Western Kenya, Northern Tanzania and Rwanda
</li><li wfd-id="1121">A
storage and distribution centre for imported petroleum products
</li><li wfd-id="1120">A
delivery point for the planned Hoima - Kampala products pipeline and the
planned Eldoret (Kenya) - Kampala (Uganda) products pipeline. It will as well
serve as the starting point for the planned Kampala (Uganda)-Kigali (Rwanda)
products pipeline</li></ul><p>Current truck transportation rates vary from $40
- $ 42 per m3. Total duration to procure, construct and commission 2 to 2.5
years. The feasibility study for the Eldoret to Kampala pipeline extension was
awarded to an international firm in 1997. The study was completed in 1998, and
the report was submitted the following year. The study was funded by the
European Investment Bank.  Construction
is expected to begin in 2014, with a 32-month construction time frame.
Commissioning is expected in 2016.<br></p>

<p><span wfd-id="1002">Construction of petroleum pipeline between
Eldoret, Kenya and Kampala Uganda. This involves the section from Eldoret to
the border with Uganda. The objective is to alleviate the road traffic volumes
on the Northern Corridor, by providing another mode of transport for petroleum
products. The pipeline will carry refined petroleum products from the Kenyan
port city of Mombasa to Nairobi, then continue to Eldoret. It was then to be
extended to the Kampala, Uganda from Eldoret. The Mombasa - Eldoret section of
the pipeline is now operational since 2014. Transversing about 450 km, with a
20-inch diameter. The Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline pumps 1 million litres per hour
into the 745.3 million litres storage capacity. From Nairobi the pipeline has
branches into 2, the Nairobi-Kisumu branch and the Nairobi-Malaba branch. The
Malaba branch is the one being extended to Kampala and onwards to Kigali,
Rwanda. The total construction cost for the Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali portion of the
pipeline is estimated at approximately US$5 billion. In November 2014, the
International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank, pledged to lend
US$600 million towards the construction of the Eldoret-Kampala section of the
project. The Eldoret-Kampala pipeline project was to be developed jointly by
the Kenyan and Ugandan governments, with each country being responsible for the
section under its geographical jurisdiction. The 450 km pipeline will eliminate
an estimated 700 oil tanker trucks per day that transport fuel by road between
Mombasa and Nairobi. It "will also enhance and improve the reliability of fuel
supply to the export markets of Uganda, Rwanda and eastern Democratic Republic
of Congo. It is envisaged that the 320 km,<span wfd-id="1003"> 
</span>8 inch diameter pipeline will move from Eldoret to Malaba (110 km),
Malaba to Jinja (130 km) and then Jinja to Kampala (80 km). It will have a
pumping rate of 168 m3 per hour and an annual capacity of 1.2 million cubic
meter. </span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="1001">The Kampala terminal will have a capacity of
72,000 m3, and comprise of 7 products and 4 interface tanks. It is estimated
that the Malaba-Kampala line will cost USD 96.9 million. </span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="1000">Cost apportionment include: </span></p><p><span wfd-id="999">-
Design, engineering and supervision - $7.2million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="998">-
Preliminaries and general costs - $5.4 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="997">- Pipe
laying - $42.2 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="996">-
Eldoret terminal - $4.6 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="995">-
Sindendet pump station - $ 3.4 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="994">-
Intermediate pump station - $ 3.4 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="993">-
Kampala terminal costs - $30.7 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="992">-
Improvement of pumping capacity at burnt forest, Kenya - $ 5.1 million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="991">-
Additional storage and transmission facilities at Jinja, Uganda - US$ 2.1
million</span></p>
<p><span wfd-id="990">-
Relocating the terminal west of Kampala - $ 4.7 million</span></p>Current truck transportation rates vary from
$40 - $ 42 per m3. Total duration to procure, construct and commission 2 to 2.5
years
The feasibility study for the pipeline
extension was awarded to East African Community (EAC) in September 2011. The
study was funded with $600,000 by the African Development Bank (ADB). The
pipeline extension was accepted in principle by the Kenyan, Ugandan and Rwandan
governments.

The Isiolo - Lokichar Highway is 416 km long. A 49 km section is already
upgraded under a separate Isiolo-Moyale project. The section to be constructed
under LAPSSET project is therefore 367 km. Currently no direct road link exists
along the proposed routing, but some segments have unpaved road tracks. The
road will be largely new construction requiring paving, drainage and road
furniture. The road is intended to divert transit traffic from Mombasa Port and
the Northern Corridor via Uganda to Juba in South Sudan.
The design standards adopted are an asphalt paved
single carriageway highway with carriageway width 7m and 2.0m wide paved
shoulders. General design speed is 100 - 120 km/h and maximum gradients 3%
except for 20km mountain section with 60 -90 km/h design speed and 10-12%
gradients. The road section commences
east of Isiolo town, proceeds north along Isiolo Moyale highway for 49km before
branching west at Lerata to Wamba , Baragoi, across Suguta Valley to Lokori and
Lokichar located along the Kitale - Lodwar - South Sudan highway. The road traverses a fairly easy flat to
rolling terrain except for the 20km mountainous escarpment section descending
to the 28km flat floor of the Suguta valley.
The notable bridge structures cross several perennial and dry season
rivers and the Suguta floodplain. The
key junctions are at the intersection with Isiolo-Moyale highway and the
Kenya-Sudan highway where grade separated interchanges are proposed. In order
to cater for future increase in capacity, the road reserve to be acquired for
the project is 100m wide which will allow for construction of a future second
carriageway.

<p>The proposed Dawa dam will be located approximately 20 km upstream of Rhamu Dimtu town in Mandera County and 2km upstream of Boni centre in Ethiopia. The estimated dam height is about 90m with a capacity of approximately 4.5 Billion m3 and can be utilised to generate 8.2MW of hydropower.</p>

<p>Upgrading of the Bujumbura-Rumonge-Nyanza Lac-Mugina (RN3) road will improve trade, transport and tourism in the East African region. The road has 3 main sections:</p>

<p>1) Bujumbura-Rumonge (78 km): Studies of its upgrading are ongoing, NEPAD/IPPF funds;</p>

<p>2) Rumonge-Nyanza Lac (45 km): Works are planned, funds from AfDB;</p>

<p>3) Nyanza Lac-Mugina (45 km): Upgrading completed.</p>

<p>Upgrading of the Bujumbura-Rumonge-Nyanza Lac-Mugina (RN3) road will improve trade, transport and tourism in the East African region. The road has 3 main sections:</p>

<p>1) Bujumbura-Rumonge (78 km): Studies of its upgrading are ongoing, NEPAD/IPPF funds;</p>

<p>2) Rumonge-Nyanza Lac (45 km): Works are planned, funds from AfDB;</p>

<p>3) Nyanza Lac-Mugina (45 km): Upgrading completed.</p>