- Tanzania will export liquified natural gas through the pipeline to Uganda
- Tanzania will build several plants along the route for domestic use of the gas
- Uganda plans to use the gas for power generation, especially for its iron mining projects
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG): On November 9, Tanzania and Uganda signed a deal finalising the 2018 MoU on joint construction of a gas pipeline.
The deal was signed by Tanzania’s Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko and his Ugandan counterpart, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabiriwa.
This will be the first trans-border gas pipeline in East Africa and is expected to significantly boost economic growth in both countries. The multimillion-dollar project will create jobs all along the construction route in both countries.
The 1800-kilometre pipeline will run from Tanzania’s southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara to Uganda’s capital of Kampala.
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