Construction company, Belgravia Infrastructure African, and petroleum supply company Dalbit International, are to build a new fuel depot in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The depot will be built for Tanzania’s Tazama Pipelines. The facility will store 80,000 m3 of diesel and 40,000 m3 of petrol in three tanks for supply to Zambia. The depot will be the largest petroleum storage facility in Tanzania, with the capacity to meet all demand from the Zambian market.
“Fuel storage is a vital part of any country’s energy network, and we look forward to contributing towards the national development of both countries through the successful completion of this exciting public-private partnership.”
Presently, Zambia imports fuel products via Tanzania. Up till now, there has been no single depot to meet all of the country’s demand. The contractors have stated that having one facility will reduce costs and increase time efficiency for oil marketers, as they will no longer have to pay multiple companies to store fuel.
The construction will begin in August and is expected to last two years. Once complete, Dalbit and BSL will operate the facility. The partners will employ 250 Tanzanian staff in construction. They have pledged to ensure that local capacity building, technology and knowledge transfer is central to the project and in line with Zambia’s and Tanzania’s economic strategies.
An official Dalbit spokesperson said: ‘We are delighted to begin construction on a project that will have such a transformational effect for the Zambian economy, while also providing exciting job opportunities for hundreds of Tanzanians.
For more information visit www.dalbitpetroleum.com
