Tanzania: EACOP invests 2.8 billion shillings in healthcare in Tanga and Geita

The 1,443 km EACOP pipeline connects Ugandan oil fields in Hoima to the Tanga terminal in Tanzania. Backed by TotalEnergies, CNOOC, UNOC, and TPDC, the project, controversial for its land impacts, also seeks to demonstrate local benefits. According to Daily News (Dar es Salaam), reported by AllAfrica on August 6, 2026, EACOP has committed over 2.8 billion Tanzanian shillings (approximately $1.06 million) to build two health centers and expand emergency medical services in Tanga and Geita, aiming to improve healthcare access for thousands of residents. For inhabitants of these regions often far from major hospitals, these centers could reduce treatment wait times and limit travel to Dar es Salaam or Mwanza. For EACOP, this investment strengthens the local acceptability of a project criticized by NGOs for its effects on displaced communities. This announcement illustrates the strategy of major extractive projects: coupling heavy infrastructure with social investments to secure their social license. However, the source specifies neither the construction schedule nor the exact number of beneficiaries—elements to monitor to assess the true scale of this commitment.