Dar es Salaam. EACOP has successfully closed the first tranche of external financing for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, a major step forward in the development of this ambitious ...

For years, the financing of the pipeline proved either difficult or elusive due to widespread environmental and social concerns, with many banks and insurers refusing to support the project, citing ...

That is our objective,” Mr Dulout told Tanzania Vice President Philip Mpango during his visit to the Eacop exhibition booth at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.

The EACOP project, described by the governments as unstoppable, is a 1,443-kilometre heated pipeline running from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania. It will transport Uganda's crude oil ...

EACOP: A boon or curse for East Africa? The world’s planned largest heated oil pipeline led by French Total Energies to export Ugandan oil outside the continent through Tanzania finds environmental, ...

The EACOP project is being implemented by the governments of Uganda through the National Oil Company (UNOC) and Tanzania through the Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), Total Energies and ...

Tanzania, and the EAC Secretary General, the appellate judges reserved their ruling, stating that it would be delivered "on notice." What's at Stake for EACOP and Climate Action The legal battle ...

urged Uganda and Tanzania to prioritize climate action. "Given their vulnerability, African states should take the lead in climate action. Steering clear of climate-wrecking projects like EACOP ...