Uganda is gearing up for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The country announced receipt of first batch of coated line pipes for the project.
The insulated pipes were delivered by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd (CPP), the project’s construction contractor, to the main camp and pipe yard in Kyotera District. Nine trucks of these pipes arrived from a coating plant in Nzega, Tanzania.
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EACOP project
This delivery signals the developers’ commitment to accelerating construction, with a goal of exporting Uganda’s first crude oil by the end of 2025. Civil works on crucial infrastructure such as pumping stations, camps, pipe yards, and storage facilities along the 1,443-kilometer pipeline are progressing rapidly. The pipeline will connect Uganda’s oil fields in the Albertine Basin to Tanzania’s Tanga port.
The EACOP project, valued at US $5bn, is designed with a focus on environmental sustainability. Uganda’s 296-kilometer section will be fully carbon-neutral, powered by renewable energy sources such as solar and hydroelectricity. Developers are working on similar renewable energy solutions for Tanzania’s section. Uganda and Tanzania hold a 15% stake each in the project, while TotalEnergies controls 62%, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda Limited holds 8%.
