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Not to be confused with the Lapsett pipeline (Lamu to oilfields in Northern Kenya).
This pipeline seeks to replace the existing line Mombasa - Nairobi constructed in 1973 which has 30-year life span (thus expired 11 years ago).
- 450-kilometer, 20-in.-dia pipeline will be laid alongside the current pipeline
- $490-million
- project is expected to be completed in 18 months
- fiber-optic cable along the project’s route
- new pump stations at Changamwe, Maungu, Mtito Andei and Sultan Hamud
- two booster pumps at Kipevu, near Mombasa.
Zakhem International (same company that build the old pipeline) has been awarded the tender, but there are disgruntled parties. Projected breaking ground ceremony '8th August' though i would not bet my loose change on this:nuts:
This pipeline seeks to replace the existing line Mombasa - Nairobi constructed in 1973 which has 30-year life span (thus expired 11 years ago).
- 450-kilometer, 20-in.-dia pipeline will be laid alongside the current pipeline
- $490-million
- project is expected to be completed in 18 months
- fiber-optic cable along the project’s route
- new pump stations at Changamwe, Maungu, Mtito Andei and Sultan Hamud
- two booster pumps at Kipevu, near Mombasa.
Zakhem International (same company that build the old pipeline) has been awarded the tender, but there are disgruntled parties. Projected breaking ground ceremony '8th August' though i would not bet my loose change on this:nuts: