Fuel Tankers line up to Refill at the Kisumu Oil Depot
Kenyans have been assured of sufficient fuel reserves to ensure their movements are not interrupted during the busy holidays. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) on Friday said fuel depots across the country are holding stocks enough to last the country until January when the storage facilities will be replenished.
Also assured is the supply to the neighbouring landlocked Uganda and Rwanda, which meet their fuel needs through Kenya’s Mombasa port.
The December holidays are often characterized by heightened travels by holidaymakers, revving up fuel demand.
The KPC, which operates the country’s pipeline network and several depots, said that oil ships have already docked at the Mombasa port, awaiting fuel to be discharged into onshore storage facilities.
Net Importer
Kenya is a net importer of refined oil, after the closure of its sole refinery in Mombasa in 2013.
The KPC depots are currently holding stocks enough to last the country up to 12 days, or 53 million litres of super petrol, 53 million litres of diesel and over 71 million litres of jet fuel.
The docked ships at the port are holding a further 248 million litres of diesel, 141 million litres of petrol and 45 million litres of jet fuel, all waiting to be discharged.
In January, the company expects additional 253 million litres of super petrol, 311 million litres of diesel and 197 million litres of jet fuel.
Monthly consumption
Industry data shows that diesel consumption in Kenya stood at 1.24 billion litres in the six months to June, translating to an average intake of 206 million litres monthly. Petrol, mostly used in private cars, stood at 836.4 million litres in the half-year period, or 139 million litres per month.
With reports from Business Daily
