KPC has awarded the contracts for the construction of its 325 km multiproduct Nairobi – Eldoret Oil Pipeline to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering.

KPC Managing Director Selest Kilinda said that construction work on the pipeline has begun and that a committee to spearhead the construction process has been formed.

The new pipeline will have an initial capacity of 7.5 MMbbl/d of oil, which will be increased to 12.7 MMbbl/d of oil when the project is complete.