By Oliver Nabukeera
As the Ministry of Energy waits to implement an emergency petroleum supply plan, private sector players are taking steps to invest in the same. Shell licensee Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned two storage tanks with a ten million litre capacity each. The tanks which have increased the company’s storage capacity by 25 days can handle between 2 million litres to 7 million litres of petrol and between 4 million litres to 9 million litres of diesel.
Speaking at the commissioning event held at the company’s storage farm in Kampala in the week ending Friday 5th July 2014, Vivo Energy MD Hans Paulsen said, “Being a landlocked country Uganda has to transport its fuel through Kenya. This means should there be a breakdown in this route it affects the supply in the market. These storage tanks will help in the constant supply of shell fuel and lubricant services without the hindrances of inadequate transport infrastructure.