Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot

Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot is a privately-owned inland, lakeside fuel transport and storage depot under construction in Uganda.[1] When completed in 2021 as expected, gasoline, kerosene, diesel-fuel and Jet A1 will be delivered by ship from Kisumu, across the lake in neighboring Kenya. The fuel will be stored here and conveyed by truck to final destinations in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan, significantly cutting down delivery times and transport costs.[1]

Not to be confused with Bukasa Inland Port.

Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot
Location
Country Uganda
LocationBugiri - Bukasa Village, Wakiso District
Coordinates00°07′23″N 32°34′10″E
Details
Opened2021 Expected
Owned byMahathi Infra Uganda Limited
Type of harborNatural/Artificial

Location

The facility is located along the north-eastern shores of Lake Nalubaale, on approximately 30 acres (12 ha), in the neighborhood of Bugiri-Bukasa in Wakiso District, off of Kampala–Entebbe Road, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), by road, south of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] This is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi), by road, north-east of Entebbe International Airport.[3] The geographical coordinates of Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot are 00°07'23.0"N, 32°34'10.0"E (Latitude:0.123056; Longitude:32.569444).[4]

Overview

The facility is owned by a consortium, comprising (a) Mahathi Infra Group of India (b) Siginon Group of Kenya and (c) Fortune Energy of Uganda. This consortium has registered a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company to carry out the project. The SPV company is called Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited.[5]

The depot has 14 storage tanks with capacity to hold 70,000,000 liters (15,397,847 imp gal; 18,492,044 U.S. gal) of fuel. This allows plenty of room to trade in fuel among the destination countries, considering that Uganda uses only 4,500,000 liters (989,862 imp gal; 1,188,774 U.S. gal) of fuel daily. Major oil companies in the region, including Shell Oil, Total SE and Mogas, have signed supply contracts with Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited.[5]

In addition to the storage tanks, Uganda’s part of the project involves the construction of a 220-metre-long jetty including four dedicated pipelines, one each for the four refined petroleum types. Also, facilities for berthing of oil tankers and construction of four self-propelling oil tanker barges, each with capacity of 4,400,000 litres (967,865 imp gal; 1,162,357 US gal), are part of the project. Each tanker barge has capacity equivalent to about 150 fuel trucks.[6]

Costs and funding

The total cost of the project is budgeted at US$270 million. Of the total, US$70 million was borrowed from Equity Group. The remaining US$200 million was raised by the consortium member companies.[5]

Construction

Construction began in 2017.[7] As of September 2020, works were 80 percent complete, with commissioning expected in the first half of 2021.[5]

See also

References
  1. Private Sector Foundation Uganda (4 September 2020). "PSFU visits Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited". Kampala: Private Sector Foundation Uganda. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Google (17 September 2020). "Road Distance From Central Kampala To Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. Google (17 September 2020). "Travel Distance Between Entebbe International Airport And Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. Google (17 September 2020). "Location of Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. James Anyanzwa and Njiraini Muchira (17 September 2020). "Kisumu jetty all set, but Uganda asks for time to fix complex parts". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. Njiraini Muchira (21 September 2019). "Kenya oil jetty remains idle a year on as Uganda construction yet to take off". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. Jeff Mbanga (10 May 2017). "Indian firm wins oil route on Lake Victoria". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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