Kenya has secured USD 13 million for construction of the Mombasa liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal project.
The fund was injected by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – World Bank private financing arm.
The project aims to increase Kenya’s uptake of clean energy fuels and align with the country’s target of achieving universal access to modern cooking solutions by 2030.
The project involves construction of an import terminal which will comprise a private berth for unloading small to very large gas carriers (VLGC) size LPG carriers; multiple loading gantries for the transfer of LPG to LPG tanker trucks; and dedicated LPG transport vehicles.
The new terminal will include direct mooring access for large-size LPG carriers, storage and associated infrastructure that has multiple loading points for the transfer of LPG to road and rail transport.
Further, the terminal is tipped to end infrastructure constraints in the LPG value chain and promote accessibility and affordability of the product.
Phase-I of the LPG project is set to begin operations within six months while Phase-II will set the storage capacity to 22,000 tonne with an annual throughput capacity of 4,00,000 tonne.