The project which will be carried out for the period of two years , will be financed at a tune of about USD400 million. Both the national hydrocarbon company (SONAHYDROC) and private investors have contributed to the fund, said the minister of Hydrocarbon Rubins Mikindo Muhima.
The pipelines will link key and major cities such as Mwanda and Matadi; Kasumbalesa, Lubumbashi and Likasi.
The government embarked on this project to also end accidents involving tank trucks on the country's roads , which has resulted in tragic lost of lives. In October 2018, about 50 people were killed after an oil tanker collided with a bus in the province of Kongo-Central. Also, in one of the deadliest accident, 230 lost their lives when a tanker overturned in the village of Sange, South Kivu Province, in 2010.
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