Uganda, Kenya get first cargo of Low Sulphur Diesel

Vivo Energy, which markets Shell products in several African countries through retail locations, was set to become the first week of February the first importer of Low Sulphur Diesel with 50 parts-per-million sulphur content through the open tender system that will be consumed in Kenya and Uganda.

“Complying with the sulphur content reduction in diesel, as per the legal notice, highlights that fact that we are being responsible to the environment and to citizens in the communities where we operate,” said Vivo Energy Uganda Managing Director Hans Paulsen.
“Having won the first cargo that will mark the start of using LSFD in Uganda and Kenya this is a proud step,” he added.
All East African Community countries will, from this year, market diesel with a maximum sulphur content of 50 ppm, and 150ppm for petrol or gasoline.

A study conducted by the World Bank shows that a switch to low-sulphur diesel plus the use of cleaner vehicles would result in annual savings in health costs of about $6 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa, the statement said.

Vivo Energy Uganda operates in retail; commercial fuels (marine, mining and aviation through Vitol Aviation); liquefied petroleum gas and lubricants in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda.

The company employs around 2,100 people and operates 1,470 retail stations under the Shell brand.