Uganda, Tanzania move to tighten oversight of $5bln oil pipeline
Zawya · Staff Writer ·
Ndejembi led a political and high-level technical delegation to the meeting, which focused on standardising operational oversight of the project
Uganda and Tanzania are stepping up coordination on their multibillion-dollar energy investments, with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) nearing completion and the two countries positioning themselves as a regional hub for petroleum and gas supplies.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday held talks with Tanzania’s Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi at State House Entebbe, where the two sides agreed to deepen institutional cooperation in overseeing the 1,443km pipeline linking Hoima in western Uganda to the Chongoleani peninsula in Tanzania’s Tanga port.
Ndejembi led a political and high-level technical delegation to the meeting, which focused on standardising operational oversight of the project.