Zambia Set for a Fuel Pipeline Upgrade

The new pipeline is expected to receive 6.5 million litres of fuel from the Tanzania-Zambia Mafuta pipeline, built 54 years ago. Analysts say the cost of fuel will reduce when the new pipeline becomes operational.

Zambia’s heavy reliance on fuel is clearly evident on any given day, as thousands of wheels criss-cross the country’s busy roads.

But Zambia does not produce its own crude oil. It is dependent on imports from the Middle East and Europe via the port in Dar es Salaam in neighboring…