EACOP PROJECT CREATES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH.




📌 Ndejembi says 8,500 Tanzanians have benefited from direct employment

📌 EACOP boosts local businesses and strengthens regional cooperation between Tanzania and Uganda

The Minister for Energy, Hon. Deogratius Ndejembi (MP), has stated that the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project has created numerous employment, business, and economic development opportunities for Tanzanians, particularly communities living along the project corridor.

Speaking on January 5, 2026, in Tanga City during a brief meeting with Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, Hon. Ndejembi said the project has enabled thousands of citizens to secure both direct and indirect employment, while also benefiting from service and business opportunities during its implementation.

“The EACOP Project has brought significant benefits to our people by creating approximately 12,000 direct jobs, of which Uganda has benefited from 3,500 jobs and Tanzania from 8,500. Furthermore, the project has stimulated local businesses and made a substantial contribution to national economic development, particularly in the City of Tanga, while strengthening regional cooperation between Tanzania and Uganda,” said Hon. Ndejembi.

He explained that the EACOP Project involves the construction and operation of a 1,443-kilometre crude oil pipeline transporting oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher fields in Uganda to the marine terminal at Chongoleani near the Port of Tanga in Tanzania. The pipeline has the capacity to transport 246,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

The project is being implemented by EACOP Co. Ltd, jointly owned by TotalEnergies, TPDC, UNOC, and CNOOC, and is one of the largest and most strategic projects in the East African region.

Additionally, the EACOP Project includes the construction of a Marine Export Terminal at Chongoleani, featuring four large crude oil storage tanks and a 2-kilometre-long offshore jetty.

Hon. Ndejembi noted that project implementation has reached 79 percent, with construction activities at an advanced stage. The project is expected to be completed by July 2026, with the first shipment of crude oil anticipated to be exported through the Port of Tanga in October 2026.

He added that power for operating the project will be sourced from the national grids of both Uganda and Tanzania, supported by backup power systems and a 4-megawatt solar energy facility aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

He further emphasized that the Government of Tanzania, under the leadership of President Hon. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, highly values the close cooperation with the Government of Uganda as well as international companies TotalEnergies and CNOOC in implementing this strategic project for the development of East and Central Africa.

On her part, Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, thanked the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, for her strong commitment to ensuring the successful implementation of the EACOP Project.

She said that previously they had been following project progress through technical presentations, hence the decision to visit Tanzania to witness the actual implementation on the ground. She also emphasized the importance of establishing a special mechanism to identify workers employed in strategic projects so that they can be given priority in future projects, including upcoming gas and electricity projects to be jointly implemented by the two countries.

The crude oil pipeline project from Hoima, Uganda to Chongoleani, Tanga, spans a total length of 1,443 kilometres, with 296 kilometres in Uganda and 1,147 kilometres in Tanzania. On the Tanzanian side, the project includes four pumping stations, while Uganda has two, bringing the total number of pumping stations to six.

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