RWANDA UNVEILS NEW FUEL STORAGE DEPOT

Rwanda is moving closer to solving challenges of fuel demand and supply in the growing local market.President Paul Kagame hasunveiled Rwanda’s second biggest fuel depot at Rusororo sector in Gasabo District outside Kigali.The new depot jointly owned by Societe Petroliere S.A.R.L has storage capacity of 22 million litres of which can help the country meet its petroleum needs for three months. Rwanda has been importing its petroleum products from East African neighbours which would take several days in transit by fuel trucks. Kagame was taken on a guided tour of the depot site. He later said Rwanda wants to ensure that Investors see benefits in the country. “We need to identify and overcome our shortcomings to ensure investors continue to see a benefit to investing in Rwanda,” he said.