Rwanda’s Jet Fuel Storage Reaches 12 Million Liters

On January 5, 2026, the Rwanda Energy Corporation (REG) announced that Rwanda’s jet fuel storage capacity now stands at 12 million liters, a figure that reflects the country’s broader position in terms of petroleum storage capacity. Overall, Rwanda has petroleum storage facilities totaling 118 million liters, combining both government-owned and private storage facilities across the country. The government’s oil storage facilities in Gatsata have a capacity of 7,200,000 liters, while private oil storage facilities in Kabuye (Kigali City) can store 3,100,000 liters. In Rwabuye (Huye District), government tanks hold 1,900,000 liters, and in Bigogwe (Nyabihu District), government facilities store 3,000,000 liters. Additional private fuel tanks in Jabana (Kigali City) have a capacity of 10,000,000 liters, while government-owned tanks in Rusororo can store up to 20,000,000 liters. Altogether, Rwanda’s fuel tanks have a combined storage capacity of 45,200,000 liters. Rwanda’s fuel storage infrastructure includes government-owned tanks in Gatsata with a capacity of 6,700,000 liters and private tanks in Kabuye holding 2,700,000 liters. There are also government fuel oil tanks in Rwabuye with a capacity of 1,900,000 liters, fuel oil tanks in Bigogwe holding 2,000,000 liters, and private fuel oil tanks in Jabana with a capacity of 10,000,000 liters. In addition, the government operates fuel oil tanks in Rusororo with a capacity of 36,000,000 liters, bringing the total fuel oil storage capacity to 59,300,000 liters. There are also government-owned kerosene tanks in Gatsata with a capacity of 1,500,000 liters. Regarding aviation fuel, Rwanda operates government-owned jet fuel storage facilities in Rusororo with a capacity of 10,000,000 liters, as well as another facility in Kanombe holding 2,000,000 liters, for a total jet fuel storage capacity of 12 million liters. By location, Gatsata has a total capacity of 15,400,000 liters of petroleum products, Kabuye holds 5,800,000 liters, Rwabuye stores 3,800,000 liters, and Bigogwe has 5,000,000 liters. Jabana accounts for 20,000,000 liters, Rusororo for 66,000,000 liters, and Kanombe for 2,000,000 liters, together reaching a national storage capacity of 118,000,000 liters. In March 2025, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, stated that Rwanda’s petroleum storage capacity exceeded 110 million liters, with plans to expand it to 320 million liters within two years. He recalled that in 2017, Rwanda consumed around 600,000 liters of petroleum products per day, while storage capacity stood at 111 million liters, enough to last six months. Today, however, due to the increase in vehicles and industrial activity, daily consumption has risen to at least two million liters, meaning current reserves can last no more than two months. He warned that this situation could become critical in the event of disruptions along regional supply routes, which is why the government is pursuing a strategy to expand national fuel reserves. Rwanda sources its petroleum products primarily from Arab countries, while also importing from East Africa, with Tanzania as the main regional supplier, and smaller volumes coming from Kenya.