TANGA, July 18 -- THE implementation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has reached a significant 64.5 per cent completion, a milestone that has already generated 50bn/- in revenues for Tanzania from development levies, taxes and other charges.

EACOP is a 1,443-kilometre crude oil export pipeline designed to transport Ugandas crude oil from Kabaale-Hoima in Uganda to the Chongoleani Peninsula near Tanga port in Tanzania. The pipelines path sees its first 296 kilometres in Uganda, with the remaining 1,147 kilometres traversing Tanzania.

Tanzanias Project Coordinator, Mr Asiadi Mrutu, said during a televised TBC1 programme recently that so far, the project cost is about 1.3tri/- and has employed 1,200 Tanzanians, of whom 346 e...