Lamu Port

Overview:

• Lamu Port.
• The project will include the development and financing of a port, road, rail, 800MW combined cycle gas power station and LNG import terminal.
• The project is being developed by Aeolous Kenya.
• The port will have 32 deep sea berths, with the first three to be financed by the government and the remaining 29 by private investors. 
• The first berth is set to be completed by 2018.
• The overall project is expected to cost $5 billion 
• The project is part of the wider Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor.
• The port will compete for its position as East Africa's primary logistics hub with Tanzania's Bagamoyo Port which is also under development.

Anna Kozakova - Journalist