Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline
| Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline | |
|---|---|
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Map of Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline | |
| Location | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°54′32″N 31°45′42″E / 0.90889°N 31.76167°E |
| General direction | West to East |
| From | Hoima, Uganda |
| Passes through | Kiboga, Uganda |
| To | Buloba, Uganda |
| General information | |
| Type | Petroleum products pipeline |
| Commissioned | 2018 (Expected) |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 130 mi (210 km) |
The Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline (HKPPP), is a proposed pipeline to be constructed to transport products of crude oil refinement from Uganda Oil Refinery in Hoima to a distribution terminal in Buloba,[1][2] in Wakiso District, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, west of Kampala's central business district.[3]
Location
The pipeline will originate at the Uganda Oil Refinery at Kabaale Township, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Uganda, along the eastern shores of Lake Albert, near the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The pipeline will end at an oil products distribution terminal, to be constructed in the neighborhood called Buloba, approximately 17 km west of Kampala, along Kampala-Mityana Road. The total length of the pipeline is approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi).[4]
Background
The pipeline will transport liquid products of petroleum distillation from the oil refinery near Hoima to a neighborhood near Kampala. From here the various products, including jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene and diesel fuel will be distributed by truck to various locations in Uganda. Buloba will also be the point of sale of any excess petroleum products to the international market. The Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline will interface with the Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline at Buloba, to ease transfer of product between the two pipelines, as and when needed.[1][5]
Construction
As of January 2015, the Government of Uganda is evaluating bids by several international firms to determine the one with the best plan in constructing the pipeline. The selected firm will "conduct a baseline environmental study for the project and generate a blueprint for the pipeline’s route". Another company, yet to be selected, will be hired to implement the resettlement plan for the people who will displaced by the pipeline. All the companies under consideration are from outside Africa, although their names have not been disclosed.[1][6]
See also
- Uganda Oil Refinery
- Uganda National Oil Company
- Petroleum Authority of Uganda
- Kenya-Uganda-Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kwesiga, Pascal (2 January 2015). "Building Oil Pipeline: Evaluation of Firms Starts". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Bariyo, Nicholas (18 August 2014). "Uganda Plans 250-Kilometer Oil Pipeline". English.Capital.Gr Quoting Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Road Distance Between Buloba And Kampala With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Distance Between Tonya And Buloba With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Downstream, . (27 May 2013). "Uganda To Build Petroleum Distribution Terminal And Two New Pipelines". Oil Review Africa. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Ssekika, Edward (12 August 2014). "Government Starts Work On Buloba Pipeline". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 2 January 2015.