{"id":4083,"date":"2026-09-29T11:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:15:24","slug":"rwanda-opens-new-fuel-supply-route-through-kenyas-mombasa-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/rwanda-opens-new-fuel-supply-route-through-kenyas-mombasa-port\/economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda opens new fuel supply route through Kenya\u2019s Mombasa port"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rwanda has activated a new route for importing refined petroleum products through Kenya, with a 40,000-tonne maiden cargo arriving at the Kipevu Oil Terminal in Mombasa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shipment aboard the MT Sea Wolf is the first under a new Rwanda-Kenya framework designed to use Kenya\u2019s port and pipeline infrastructure to supply fuel to the landlocked country through the Northern Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development gives Rwanda an additional channel for bringing in petroleum products as the two countries deepen cooperation on regional logistics and energy supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rwanda\u2019s Minister of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Armand Zingiro, and Kenya\u2019s Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, James Opiyo Wandayi, attended the ceremony marking the cargo\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zingiro said the route would provide Rwanda with a reliable and cost-effective means of importing fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wandayi said the shipment demonstrated Kenya\u2019s role as a regional logistics hub and followed almost three years of cooperation between the two governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The arrangement is based on a memorandum of understanding signed on June 29 between Kenya\u2019s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Rwanda\u2019s Ministry of Trade and Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is further supported by a tripartite agreement involving the two ministries and Rwanda National Energy Company (RNEC), Rwanda\u2019s state energy company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kenya Pipeline Company and RNEC have also signed an agreement covering the movement and storage of Rwanda\u2019s petroleum imports, including scheduling and handling at Kenya\u2019s pipeline and terminal facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new system allows Rwanda to tap Kenya\u2019s established petroleum infrastructure from the coast, with the Northern Corridor providing the regional transport link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Kenya, the arrangement strengthens the use of its Mombasa-based infrastructure as a gateway for supplying landlocked markets in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The route adds to the Rwanda\u2019s options for securing petroleum supplies through regional trade and logistics cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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