EACOP Ltd, the company licensed to construct the 1443km crude oil export infrastructure that will transport Uganda’s crude oil from Kabaale, Hoima to Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga in Tanzania, has completed the construction of 43 of 178 resettlement houses along the route.
The replacement houses are to benefit the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in the Kikuube, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Sembabule, Rakai, Kyotera, and Lwengo Districts.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa has handed over the first batch of replacement houses to persons affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) at Nkoma village in the Lwengo District.
The Minister while officiating at the handover, commended the company for the fulfilment of the commitments towards the PAPs and the continued support offered to them during the land acquisition process.
“Today marks yet another milestone of our joint endeavour for the development and commercialization of Uganda’s oil and gas resources and it will further strengthen our mutual relations as Government and you the citizens,” Nankabirwa said.
She added that the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) provides the eligibility criteria and the designs of these replacement houses particularly for person’s whose primary residences are affected by the Pipeline as well as the vulnerable PAPs such as the elderly, orphans and others.
Nankabirwa re-echoed Government’s commitment to ensuring the sustainable exploitation of its oil and gas resources to contribute to the socio-economic growth of the country and the East African Region.
