Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi

Bado kazi inachapa,UG here we come 😍
Apparently all transit containers will get shipped to Naivasha ICD. This has interesting benefits for Kenya. When Ugandan importers pays KPA for port services (handling charges) this is essentially a service export (Kenya earning foreign exchange through service payments). So far Kenya earned (depending on size) between $200-300 per transit container in foreign exchange with transit containers being nominated to Naivasha ICD this rises to $800-1000. That means for the 200,000 TEUs going to Uganda Kenya can increase its income from transport services from about $40-50 million to up to $120 million.

SGR moves regional cargo to Naivasha as Kenya revs up service

All cargo destined for neighbouring countries will now be loaded onto the standard gauge railway (SGR) and moved directly from Mombasa to the Naivasha inland container depot (ICD), where transporters will pick it for onward delivery. Kenya’s Transport Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia, accompanied by KPA officials on Thursday, inspected facilities at the now completed Naivasha ICD, which had been beset by construction delays. He received the inaugural direct SGR freight service from Mombasa. Kenya Railways managing director Phillip Mainga said the service has started with two daily trains hauling up to 108 twenty-foot equivalent units (teus) and a minimum of 70 teus.
 
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EAST AFRICAN BLACKOUT: Uganda disconnected from Kenyan grid
The Independent January 9, 2018 NEWS 1 Comment

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has confirmed that the cause of the power outage that has left several areas in East Africa in a blackout, was in Kenya.

Corporate Affairs Manager UEGCL Simon Kasyate told Uganda’s Daily Monitor that they had established the cause of the outage to be in Kenya.

“Because of the interconnection with the Kenyan grid, when the problem happened in Kenya, Uganda had to be affected,” Kasyate said, adding that “We have disconnected Uganda from the Kenyan grid so as to connect Uganda independently and as I talk to you now, power is already restored in some parts of the country.”

Earlier, electricity distributer Umeme confirmed a system disturbance had led to loss of electricity supply to several areas including the capital Kampala.

“A system disturbance has led to loss of electricity supply which is affecting several areas. Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) our supply provider and system operator is working around the clock to restore the supply,” Umeme said.

UETCL later said that, “Kenya lost its generation system which in turn over loaded the Ugandan power system due to a high demand for electricity in Kenya. Power however, continues to be restored.”

Across the border, Kenya Power said a power system disturbance caused the outage, but “engineers are battling to identify the fault and restore power supply as quickly as possible.”

Hours later they announced that “the faulty sections have been isolated and efforts to restore supply in all regions are underway. Kenya Power management apologises for the inconvenience caused by the outage.”










EAST AFRICAN BLACKOUT: Uganda disconnected from

 
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