{"id":54049,"date":"2025-04-28T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-targets-334-million-liters-in-fuel-storage-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:07:25","slug":"rwanda-targets-334-million-liters-in-fuel-storage-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-targets-334-million-liters-in-fuel-storage-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda targets 334 million liters in fuel storage upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

This ambitious initiative, approved by the Chamber of Deputies on April 28, 2025, includes a new bill introducing a fuel levy to finance the construction of advanced storage facilities, addressing the country\u2019s infrastructure limitations.<\/p>\n

The approved law increases the levy on gasoline and diesel from 32.73 Rwandan Francs to 50 Francs per liter, a measure expected to raise an additional 5.2 billion Francs annually.<\/p>\n

These funds, collected at customs and managed through a sub-account linked to the government\u2019s single treasury account, will support the development of new storage facilities. The levy replaces an outdated regulation deemed insufficient to meet Rwanda\u2019s growing energy demands.<\/p>\n

The levy is expected to raise fuel prices by approximately 18 Francs per liter but with anticipated minimal consumer impact, particularly if global oil prices continue to decline. The expanded storage capacity aims to ensure a three-month fuel reserve, safeguarding Rwanda against supply disruptions.<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s limited petroleum storage has posed challenges, with the country relying heavily on imports, primarily from Arab nations, transported through Tanzania and, to a lesser extent, Kenya. <\/p>\n

The government\u2019s strategy includes incentivizing private investment by raising the return for storage facility builders from 8 Francs per liter to between 12 and 14 Francs per liter, encouraging further private-sector participation.<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s fuel storage infrastructure comprises both government and privately owned facilities, including OilCom\u2019s site in Jabana, SP\u2019s storage in Rusororo, government facilities in Gatsata, Rwabuye, and Bigogwe, and ERP\u2019s facility in Kabuye. <\/p>\n

Aviation fuel is stored at Kanombe International Airport and Rusororo. The expansion plan is expected to bolster these assets, enhancing the country\u2019s ability to manage fuel reserves efficiently.<\/p>\n

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The Government of Rwanda is planning to significantly enhance the country’s energy security by expanding its fuel storage capacity from 66.4 million liters to at least 334 million liters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000086543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000086543,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/arton36160-ba4bd.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000086543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54049"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54049"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}