- EACOP is the largest heated crude oil pipeline in the world
- The project is financed by the French government and Total Energies
- Groups have called for a cancellation of the project
The East African Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the largest heated crude oil pipeline project in the world, is facing resistance by several Groups who have called a halt to the project and a refocus on renewable and cleaner energy projects. The EACOP project, which has the financial backing of the French Government and energy giant Total Energies, is expected to transport 216 000 barrels of oil daily from Uganda through Tanzania’s port for export.
The Faiths 4 Climate Justice event organised by the GreenFaith International Network saw the gathering of more than 50 Groups who have called for a halt to the EACOP project and urged the financiers to focus investments on cleaner and renewable energy sources.
The Executive Director of GreenFaith International, Reverend Fletcher Harper, stated that the world could not withstand such a project in a time of climate emergency. “This is exactly the kind of project that the world cannot afford because of the climate emergency,” Reverend Harper said.
“The moral insanity of Eacop becomes even more evident when we recognise that barely 25 per cent of Ugandans and fewer than 35 per cent of Tanzanians have access to modern sources of energy,” Harper added.