Chipata Fuel Depot
OUR DEPOTS
Chipata Fuel Depot is a satellite depot that is operated and maintained by TAZAMA Petroleum Products Limited, a subsidiary company of TAZAMA Pipelines Limited (TAZAMA), which was incorporated in 2008 following the appointment of TAZAMA as an Agent of Government of the Republic of Zambia with the responsibilities of supervising the receipt, storage and transportation of refinery feedstock/refined LSG from the storage tanks in Dar-es-salaam through the pipeline to Ndola, Zambia.
Chipata Fuel Depot has a total tank storage capacity of 7 million liters, located in Easten Province Zambia. and was officially commissioned on August 19, 2012 by the then Minster of Energy Honorable Eng. Peter C. Kapala.
The core purpose of Chipata Fuel depot is providing services of fuel receipts, storage and distribution to Oil Marketing Companies. The Depot offers storage and distribution facilities built for the purpose of supplying petroleum products to the Eastern Province and surrounding regions
It is part of Government ‘s efforts to enhance energy security and ensure a reliable supply of petroleum products.
FUEL TANK STORAGE
The depot has a total fuel tank storage capacity of 7 million liters with 7 fuel storage tanks currently the distribution is as follows:
1. Low Sulphur Gas is stored in 4 tanks with a combined capacity of 4.5 million liters.
2.Premium motor spirit is stored in two tanks with a combined capacity of 2 million liters.
3. Kerosene is stored in a tank with a capacity of 500,000 liters.
These steel tanks are equipped with internal floating and are above ground fitted with impressed current cathodic protection system, firefighting system and Automatic Tank Gauging.
PRODUCT PUMPs AND METERING UNITS
The depot has a total number of 6 installed electric motor driven pumping units and 8 metering units. These include both loading and offloading units. The depot has two loading bays and one offloading bay.