UGANDA NEMA APPROVE ESIA FOR EACOP PROJECT IN TANZANIA

Uganda’s state-run National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.

The US$3.5 billion pipeline is expected to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania.

The EACOP which will be a 1,443 kilometre crude oil export pipeline system will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Kabale – Hoima in Uganda to a maritime port facility on the Chongoleani Peninsula near Tanga in Tanzania.

Speaking during the announcement, NEMA executive director, Dr Tom Okurut, said they will monitor the project to ensure compliance with the certificate’s conditions of approval.

Meanwhile, the ESIA is been undertaken to identify and assess the potential environmental, social and health effects of the project. It will also aim to dentify the adequate measures to avoid and mitigate potential impacts as well as enhance the project’s health.

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