Government announced the successful conversion of the TAZAMA Pipeline to transport LSG. The process of converting TAZAMA pipeline from a pipe carrying commingled feedstock for refinery to one carrying finished product i.e. Low Sulphur Gas (LSG) was completed on 18th March 2023.
The former Energy Minister Peter Kapala said the achievement was governments’ commitment towards the improvement of the petroleum sub-sector and was expected to have a significant impact on the pump price for low Sulphur diesel in the country.
Mr. Kapala said the change in the mandate of the pipeline was aimed at reducing the transportation cost of Low Sulphur Diesel (LSG) by almost Hundred and Twenty-One ($121) dollars per metric tonne from the current Hundred and Seventy ($170) dollars per metric tonne via road network to Forty-Nine ($49) dollars per metric tonne.
The converted pipeline will transport LSG from Dar es Salaam to Ndola in Zambia, using the older and smaller 8” pipe, while the newer, 12” pipe will transport finished products to the Mpika terminal for uptake by tankers.
Energy Minister Peter Kapala said the achievement was governments’ commitment towards the improvement of the petroleum sub-sector and is expected to have a significant impact on the pump price for low Sulphur diesel in the country. To watch a summary of the conversion ceremony visit:
ZNBC
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1653736788381586
References
https://diamondtvzambia.com/tazama-mafuta-pipeline-successfully-converted/