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French energy giant TotalEnergies launched a land acquisition assessment for controversial projects in Uganda and Tanzania slammed by environmentalists. This mission will evaluate the land acquisition procedures implemented, the conditions for consultation, compensation, and relocation of the populations concerned, and the grievance handling mechanism. The company stated that it would submit its report by April 2024.
French energy giant TotalEnergies launched a land acquisition assessment for controversial projects in Uganda and Tanzania slammed by environmentalists. This mission will evaluate the land acquisition procedures implemented, the conditions for consultation, compensation, and relocation of the populations concerned, and the grievance handling mechanism. The company stated that it would submit its report by April 2024.
The company aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania. Campaigners have been urging TotalEnergies and its partners — China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the governments of Uganda and Tanzania — to cancel the project citing irreversible ecological impact.
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The company faces a separate lawsuit for failing to protect people and the environment from its USD 3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).EACOP is a 1,500-kilometre pipeline that would deliver crude oil to the Tanzanian coast through several protected nature reserves.
