The project has already received over 800 kilometres of line pipes at the Nzega Coating Yard Plant in Tanzania, and pipeline welding activities are ongoing in both Uganda and Tanzania.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, EACOP addressed allegations that landowners in Kikuube District had not been compensated or were facing potential eviction without compensation. According to EACOP's compensation records, only one project-affected person remains unpaid.
A statement issued for the Tanzanian office of EACOP said the arrival at the port of Dar es Salaam signals the initiation of the main construction phase for this cross-border pipeline project.
Ugandan firms already bagged contracts worth $7.5 million for the supply of goods to the Tanzanian side. More than 65 million dollars are there for grabs from the company contracted to construct the pipeline
The Petroleum Authority and the developer reveal how Artificial intelligence and Satellite Technology will minimize human intrusion, and environmental damage, and ensure real-time monitoring of the entire pipeline.
A U.S. group Albertine Graben Energy Consortium Partners (AGEC) has already agreed to take the USD 4.5 billion Final Investment Decision in the refinery raising hope that the project would finally take off after years.
The ACP-EU resolution now quashes an earlier stance by the European Parliament that had expressed “grave concern” around alleged human rights violations in Uganda and Tanzania, linked to the Lake Albert project.
