The research article considers the social and livelihood impacts of the Ugandan section of the USD $3.5 billion EACOP. The 1443 km pipelines will transport crude oil from the Kabaale Industrial Park in Uganda to a storage facility on the coast of Tanzania. The project benefits include employment, training, contributions to the local economy from project purchases and access roads along the route. Negative impacts include resettlement, the challenge of short term construction jobs, unmet expectations, inadequate or delayed compensation, disputed valuation and rent-seeking, disruption to livelihoods, and population influx are described. Some of the negative impacts are being exacerbated by project delays and misunderstandings about the cut off date of the census and assets inventory of project affected persons.
Could vertical turbines replace traditional propeller wind turbines?
Computer simulation studies find that wind farms with vertical turbines could be more efficient than traditional turbines. Vertical turbines can be closer together as they don’t have the same effect on downstream wind turbulence as propeller wind turbines.