RE: Kenya Progress4 Sep 2025 10:01
The Project Oil Kenya water supply pipeline project comprises the design, construction and operation of a 90.5 km buried water pipeline and ancillary infrastructure. The pipeline is designed to transport water from the Turkwel Gorge Reservoir (referred to as the “Turkwel Dam”) in West Pokot to the Central Processing Facility, located adjacent to the settlement of Nakukulas in Turkana County. Water abstracted from the dam will be pumped to a break tank close to Lokichar town and then gravity fed to the Central Processing Facility.
The Project Oil Kenya water supply pipeline project comprises the design, construction and operation of a 90.5 km buried water pipeline and ancillary infrastructure. The pipeline is designed to transport water from the Turkwel Gorge Reservoir (referred to as the “Turkwel Dam”) in West Pokot County to the Central Processing Facility, located adjacent to the settlement of Nakukulas in Turkana County. Water abstracted from the dam will be pumped to a break tank close to Lokichar town and then gravity fed to the Central Processing Facility.
Within the overall Project Oil Kenya development, the water supply pipeline project comprises the following elements:
Pontoon pumps located on the surface of Turkwel Dam. Abstraction facility (AGI) at the Turkwel dam, including electrical supply, pumps and chemical injection package.
Power to the Abstraction AGI from the main electricity grid supplied from the hydro-electric power station at the base of the escarpment.
A pipeline corridor (27.5 m wide Right of Way (ROW) for construction and a 6 m wide permanent easement for operations).
Installation of a 20” Carbon Steel pipeline with internal anti-corrosion liner from KP 0 to KP68 and a 24” HDPE pipeline from KP 68 to KP 90.8, buried to a minimum depth of cover of 0.9 m.
6 community water offtake points located along the pipeline route, each including water storage facilities of 60m3 for local supply and provision for future tanks that may be required to balance
flows at community offtakes.
A fibre optic cable will be installed for the length of the pipeline for communications and control
of pipeline facilities.
Water storage of a nominal 80,000bbls at the Central Processing Facility.
Temporary import facilities, laydown areas, construction camps, offices, and additional facilities
to support construction activities. The project will use existing Project Oil Kenya facilities where feasible.
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