Clinker Grinding Plant and Stone Quarry

Projects

Clinker Grinding Plant and Stone Quarry

Location: Uganda
Client:Hima Cement Limited

Service: Environmental and social consultancy

Hima Cement Limited is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of the Holcim Group, a building materials manufacturer headquartered in Switzerland, with subsidiaries in over 80 countries.

Hima Cement Limited is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of the Holcim Group, a building materials manufacturer headquartered in Switzerland, with subsidiaries in over 80 countries.

Cement is an essential building material which is used in almost every construction project worldwide. Hima Cement (U) Ltd provides cement to several large scale and smaller scale consumers throughout East Africa. Key raw materials used to produce cement include calcium carbonate, silica, alumina and iron ore. These are extracted from limestone rock.

Hima Cement (U) Ltd currently produces approximately 1480 tons of clinker per day and operates 2 major quarries, the Hima Quarry and the Dura Quarry.

Eco & Partner has provided Environmental and Social Consultancy Services including:  an Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the limestone Quarry and the Environmental Social Impact Assessment for a Clinker Grinding Plant.

    COMPANY

    Plot No.16A Ntinda II Road,
    P.O. Box 23989, Kampala, Uganda
    +256 319291830
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    Kingfisher Development Area

    Kingfisher Development Area

    Location: Uganda


    Client:CNOOC Uganda Limited

    Service: Environmental and social consultancy


    The Kingfisher Project is planned to develop the Kingfisher, Mputa, Nzizi and Waraga fields. The Project will produce 40,000 Barrels of Oil per day during peak production. The crude will be treated at a Central Processing Facility (CPF) located in the south-eastern shores of Lake Albert. The Kingfisher development wells will be highly deviated wells from onshore surface locations targeting the offshore reservoir.

    Eco & Partner has provided Environmental and Social Consultancy services to the developer encompassing the following:

    • Services for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)and Public Hearing for the Kingfisher ESIA Report. ESIA for development of the Kingfisher field in EA-3. Subsurface construction includes a total of 40 wells (27production wells and 13 injection wells); the surface construction will include well-pads, production flow lines and water injection flow lines, an oil export pipeline, a central processing facility, a lake water extraction station, camps, a jetty, an airstrip and roads
    • Invertebrates (Mud Snail) Baseline Investigation Study. The study was undertake based on IFC performance standard 6 requirements. This thought to verify presence of mud snails (an endangered species) in the near-shore habitats off the Buhuka Flats. The study area covered; the Bugoma Lagoon (33.2 ha), large bays (73.7 ha), open sandy shores (554.8 ha) and shallow river associated water (37.2 ha), totaling approximately 699 ha.
    • Critical species study at Kingfisher oilfield (Nahan Francolin, Grey Crown Crane, Eastern Chimpanzee)
    • Environmental Compliance Audit for CNOOC Uganda Facilities in Kingfisher Development Area, Transportation, Treatment and Disposal of Kingfisher drilling waste, Access Roads etc.

      COMPANY

      Plot No.16A Ntinda II Road,
      P.O. Box 23989, Kampala, Uganda
      +256 319291830


        Exploration Area-2 and License Area 2

        Exploration Area-2 and License Area 2

        Location: Kampala-Uganda
        Client: Uganda National Roads Authority

        Service: Environmental and social consultancy

        Tullow entered into three Ugandan exploration licenses in 2004 following the acquisition of Energy Africa. The acreage presented Tullow with a great opportunity to explore across this vast and relatively undrilled onshore basin. In 2006, Tullow began to get encouraging exploration results and flow tests from some initial wells. Further significant discoveries and appraisal success led in 2009 to the basin development commercial volume threshold being exceeded.

        The Group added further equity and operatorship to the licenses in the Lake Albert Rift Basin when it acquired Hardman Resources in 2007.

        The company has provided Environmental and social consultancy services to the Tullow Uganda Operations PTY Ltd encompassing the following:

        • Environmental and Social Impact assessment the Proposed North Development Project in EA-1/EA-1A and EA-2 – Total E&P Uganda and Tullow Uganda Operations Pty bench marked on IFC Performance Standards.
        • Environmental Audit for License Area 2 Facilities in Buliisa, Kikuube and Hoima Districts.
        • Environmental Monitoring and Handover of Restored Sites in License Area 2.
        • Project Brief for Waraga-D Appraisal Drilling (Exploration Area 2), Hoima District
        • Ngiri Field Appraisal Drilling, EA-1 (South Nile) in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Kigogole Field Appraisal Drilling, EA-2 North in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Kigogole-Nsoga 3D Seismic Survey, EA-2 North in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Kasemene-Ngiri 3D Seismic Survey, EA-2 North and EA-1 South Nile in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Nsoga-C Appraisal Drilling, EA- 2 North in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Kigogole-4 Appraisal Drilling, EA-2 North in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Nsoga-5 Appraisal Drilling in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Plugging and Abandonment of Karuka-1, Karuka-2 and Taitai-1A Wells, Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for Ngiri-F Appraisal Well, EA-1 (South Nile) in Buliisa District
        • Environmental Social Impact Assessment for ESIA for Kigogole Field Appraisal drilling for Exploration Area 2 in Buliisa district

        Environmental Social Consultancy services for installation of Base Transceiver Stations at various locations around the country

        Location:Kampala-Uganda


        Client: Uganda


        Service: Environmental and social consultancy


        Base Transceiver Stations at various locations

        Airtel Uganda Limited is the second largest mobile communications and information technology service provider in Uganda with 10 million subscribers, accounting for 42 percent market share.

        A base transceiver station is a piece of equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment and a network.
        Eco & Partner provided Environmental and social consultancy services to Airtel Uganda Limited including: Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), ESIAs, Environmental Compliance Auditing and Monitoring for Mobile Telecommunication Base Transceiver Station in various parts of Uganda.