Uganda–Tanzania Pipeline Construction to Start in 2017

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Construction of the pipeline that is to take Ugandan crude to the East African coast via Tanzania is due to start construction in 2017. The pipeline will travel from the oil fields in the Lake Albert Basin to the Tanzanian seaport of Tanga, about 1,443 km.

The engineering and design work is expected to begin in October, and according to Uganda’s Minister of Oil, Irene Muloni, the pipeline should be operational in 2020.

The land acquisition operations, FEED study, and environmental impact study will of course be completed before work begins.

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