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KPC closes on deal to take over assets of defunct oil refinery in Mombasa

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir (left) and Energy and Petroleum CS Davis Chirchir (right) at the governor's office in Mombasa on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, during a meeting over Kenya Pipeline Company's plan to take over assets of Changamwe-based Kenya Pipeline Refineries Limited. Also present at the meeting was KPC managing director Joe Sang (second left), among other officials. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is inching closer to taking over the defunct state-owner refinery in Mombasa as it bids to increase its storage capacity while ensuring the assets don't waste away.

Energy and Petroleum CS Davis Chirchir, who spoke in Mombasa on Wednesday, said KPC has the financial muscle to take over the assets of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), coming in with a strong balance sheet of over Sh150 billion.

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