Energy firm in RVR deal
Vivo Energy Kenya (VEK), distributor of Shell branded fuels and lubricants, has shifted to transporting more of their diesel by rail following an agreement with Rift Valley Railways (RVR). This follows extensive rehabilitation of 255 fuel-ferrying tanks.
The energy company is the forerunner of this tank-wagon restoration programme that RVR is implementing in partnership with major oil transporters in the region. VEK has placed orders for 55 additional wagons.
Vivo Energy Kenya currently transports 4 million tonnes to Nairobi and Uganda. The volume will double through the partnership. This has also been facilitated by rehabilitation of the railway siding that reaches into Vivo Energy Kenya’s Nairobi depot.
VEK announced its name change from Kenya Shell in February 2013 following the completion of acquisition four months earlier.The Shell brand has been in Kenya for over 100 years. The company has 120 retail stations countrywide and employs 163 permanent employees.
RVR holds a franchise to operate rail freight services and manage the Kenya-Uganda railway linking Mombasa Port with the hinterland of Kenya and Uganda. It began implementing Sh25 billion investment programme in January 2012 to turn it around.
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