Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni
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NIjuavyo Hati ya hilo shamba METL ameweka dhaman bank na amekopa mabilioni, pia hao wenye mradi wa gas walikuwa wanajiandaa kuingia mkataba mnono na METL ili wajenge huo mtambo.
Serikali yafuta Hatimiliki ya Shamba la Mkonge la Kikwetu
Serikali yafuta Hatimiliki ya Shamba la Mkonge la Kikwetu
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Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni
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Investors select Likong?o-Michinga area as best site for $30 billion plant, leaving Mtwara in the cold. TEA Graphic
By ERIC KABENDERA Special Correspondent
Posted Saturday, March 29 2014 at 18:29
IN SUMMARY
Tanzania?s first liquefied natural gas plant will be located at Likong?o?Mchinga in the southern town of Lindi if the decision of Statoil AS and BG Group Plc is upheld.
The firms selected the area as the best location for the $30 billion project following a request by the government for companies to evaluate viable site options for building an onshore LNG plant.
But the decision to build the LNG plant in Lindi may not go down well with the residents of Mtwara region. In June last year, the government promised Mtwara residents that the plant would be built in their area to promote economic growth.
The residents had protested against a proposed state-owned project to construct a $1.2 billion 524km gas pipeline from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam.
According to Subiro Mwapinga, an independent oil and gas consultant, selecting Lindi may provoke fresh riots, although oil and gas companies would still use Mtwara as the supply base.
?The government promised to build so many things but most of them are not feasible. For example, the government doesn?t have resources to build ports in both Mtwara and Lindi,? he said.
Some 30 sites were considered for the LNG plant project.
Before the government asked the partners to develop the plant, Statoil had selected Rushungi but its partners chose Likong?o.
Industry analysts fear that the chosen 6,800-acre site, which will have an LNG plant on 2,000 acres, and an industrial park, could lead to a dispute between the owner of the land and the government as the Lands Ministry embarks on invalidating the title deed.
The ownership will be moved to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) on behalf of the stakeholders, who include the government. On Thursday, TPDC signed a memorandum of understanding that gives the government the responsibility of securing the land.
Sources said the process of acquiring the land had stalled the project for six months, a delay which may affect investors? confidence.
The plant will receive and treat reservoir gas from the fields in blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4, where discovery of 45 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas in massive deep offshore waters was made.
Further discoveries could lead to estimated recoverable reserves of more than 100tcf by 2015. Production is expected to start in 2022.
Tanzania BG is a designated operator of offshore blocks 1, 3 and 4, with Ophir as its partner. Statoil Tanzania AS has discovered recoverable gas reserves in offshore block 2. Statoil is the designated operator of block 2, with ExxonMobil as its partner.
Despite the site being an important milestone towards realising an LNG development in Tanzania, observers warn that it is not a commitment to a final investment decision by the partners because it could be subject to further project definition and analysis.
Mr Mwapinga said a pending land dispute and security concerns due to the selected site being located in the open sea makes the Rushungi site, which has a natural harbour and is owned by the government, ideal for the project.
Mr Mwapinga said the selected area is owned by Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Ltd (METL), one of the largest regional conglomerates. The company acquired the site, which was a sisal estate, in the 1960s, but never developed it. METL owns the land through Tasco Estate.
The land has seven different title deeds, and the company is said to have used them to borrow Tsh2.4 billion ($1.5 million) from a bank in Malaysia. The Ministry of Lands wrote a letter to the company notifying them of the government?s intention to revoke the title deed.
?Over the years, villagers have intruded into the estate because it has been dormant. According to the land laws, the government can retract the title deed if the land hasn?t been in use for three years, and it could also do so in the public interest,? said Mr Mwapinga.
The site valuation report says despite the site requiring little or no dredging, the most technically viable location for the plant site will require the relocation of Rushungi village, and will occupy most of the productive land currently being used for agriculture.
?The site is relatively isolated and distant from the urban areas of Lindi town and Mtwara. Consequently, development of the site is unlikely to support regional level development. In addition, the likely influx of people and associated unplanned development would be difficult to manage and has the potential to disturb elephants that occasionally forage nearby,? states the report.
The report further says that minimal physical resettlement and its marine conditions would provide for a safe and reliable LNG harbour, and its proximity to Lindi and Mtwara towns makes the Likong?o site preferable.
Minister for Energy and Minerals Sospeter Muhongo did not confirm whether Likong?o had been selected, but said a potential site had been chosen after the stakeholders conducted scientific research. He said the site was selected over 10 others, which were evaluated before a decision was made.
?The government would be liable if it made the mistake of choosing a site for the companies and anything went wrong,? said Mr Muhongo.
Mr Muhongo said the project partners were still evaluating the amount of land that would be required, but the government wasn?t compelled to rush the process because it wanted to make sure the country?s interests were put first.
Investors select Likong?o-Michinga area as best site for $30 billion plant, leaving Mtwara in the cold. TEA Graphic
By ERIC KABENDERA Special Correspondent
Posted Saturday, March 29 2014 at 18:29
IN SUMMARY
- The firms selected the area as the best location for the $30 billion project following a request by the government for companies to evaluate viable site options for building an onshore LNG plant.
- Decision to build the LNG plant in Lindi may not go down well with the residents of Mtwara region as the government had promised them that the plant would be built in their area to promote economic growth.
- Industry analysts fear that the chosen 6,800-acre site, which will have an LNG plant on 2,000 acres, and an industrial park, could lead to a dispute between the owner of the land and the government as the Lands Ministry embarks on invalidating the title deed.
Tanzania?s first liquefied natural gas plant will be located at Likong?o?Mchinga in the southern town of Lindi if the decision of Statoil AS and BG Group Plc is upheld.
The firms selected the area as the best location for the $30 billion project following a request by the government for companies to evaluate viable site options for building an onshore LNG plant.
But the decision to build the LNG plant in Lindi may not go down well with the residents of Mtwara region. In June last year, the government promised Mtwara residents that the plant would be built in their area to promote economic growth.
The residents had protested against a proposed state-owned project to construct a $1.2 billion 524km gas pipeline from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam.
According to Subiro Mwapinga, an independent oil and gas consultant, selecting Lindi may provoke fresh riots, although oil and gas companies would still use Mtwara as the supply base.
?The government promised to build so many things but most of them are not feasible. For example, the government doesn?t have resources to build ports in both Mtwara and Lindi,? he said.
Some 30 sites were considered for the LNG plant project.
Before the government asked the partners to develop the plant, Statoil had selected Rushungi but its partners chose Likong?o.
Industry analysts fear that the chosen 6,800-acre site, which will have an LNG plant on 2,000 acres, and an industrial park, could lead to a dispute between the owner of the land and the government as the Lands Ministry embarks on invalidating the title deed.
The ownership will be moved to the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) on behalf of the stakeholders, who include the government. On Thursday, TPDC signed a memorandum of understanding that gives the government the responsibility of securing the land.
Sources said the process of acquiring the land had stalled the project for six months, a delay which may affect investors? confidence.
The plant will receive and treat reservoir gas from the fields in blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4, where discovery of 45 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas in massive deep offshore waters was made.
Further discoveries could lead to estimated recoverable reserves of more than 100tcf by 2015. Production is expected to start in 2022.
Tanzania BG is a designated operator of offshore blocks 1, 3 and 4, with Ophir as its partner. Statoil Tanzania AS has discovered recoverable gas reserves in offshore block 2. Statoil is the designated operator of block 2, with ExxonMobil as its partner.
Despite the site being an important milestone towards realising an LNG development in Tanzania, observers warn that it is not a commitment to a final investment decision by the partners because it could be subject to further project definition and analysis.
Mr Mwapinga said a pending land dispute and security concerns due to the selected site being located in the open sea makes the Rushungi site, which has a natural harbour and is owned by the government, ideal for the project.
Mr Mwapinga said the selected area is owned by Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Ltd (METL), one of the largest regional conglomerates. The company acquired the site, which was a sisal estate, in the 1960s, but never developed it. METL owns the land through Tasco Estate.
The land has seven different title deeds, and the company is said to have used them to borrow Tsh2.4 billion ($1.5 million) from a bank in Malaysia. The Ministry of Lands wrote a letter to the company notifying them of the government?s intention to revoke the title deed.
?Over the years, villagers have intruded into the estate because it has been dormant. According to the land laws, the government can retract the title deed if the land hasn?t been in use for three years, and it could also do so in the public interest,? said Mr Mwapinga.
The site valuation report says despite the site requiring little or no dredging, the most technically viable location for the plant site will require the relocation of Rushungi village, and will occupy most of the productive land currently being used for agriculture.
?The site is relatively isolated and distant from the urban areas of Lindi town and Mtwara. Consequently, development of the site is unlikely to support regional level development. In addition, the likely influx of people and associated unplanned development would be difficult to manage and has the potential to disturb elephants that occasionally forage nearby,? states the report.
The report further says that minimal physical resettlement and its marine conditions would provide for a safe and reliable LNG harbour, and its proximity to Lindi and Mtwara towns makes the Likong?o site preferable.
Minister for Energy and Minerals Sospeter Muhongo did not confirm whether Likong?o had been selected, but said a potential site had been chosen after the stakeholders conducted scientific research. He said the site was selected over 10 others, which were evaluated before a decision was made.
?The government would be liable if it made the mistake of choosing a site for the companies and anything went wrong,? said Mr Muhongo.
Mr Muhongo said the project partners were still evaluating the amount of land that would be required, but the government wasn?t compelled to rush the process because it wanted to make sure the country?s interests were put first.
Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni
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Mkuu hii ni beginning of the end!
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Kuna wakati zao hili lilikuwa halina thamani kabisa mkuu baada ya viwanda vya nguo nya nje kuacha kutumia mkonge kama malighafi,sasa hivi vipi mkuu wameanza kutumia tena niende kwetu kilosa nikafufue shamba langu la mkonge la urithi??
Hii inafaa iwafikie wale wanaotukejeli pale tunapozungumzia facts za gas industry! Processing Plant investment ni $30 billion... hiyo ni gas plant na sio production cost kule baharini!! $30 billion ni bajeti ya nchi kwa miaka miwili (kwa figure za sasa)
Matajiri 10 wakubwa Tanzania, ukichanganya utajiri wao watakuwa wanakaribia $5 billion. Chukua deposits za bank zote nchini, kisha uchanganye na mabilioni ya mifuko ya kimajii na bima ya afya, kisha uchanganye na utajiri wa mabilionea wetu 10; ndipo labda tutakaribia $15 billion!!!
Siku moja nilikuwa naangalia CNN Business Africa. Hili zao ni kama linaanza kupata uhai na nimeshangaa kusikia METL kumbe alikuwa haendelezi shamba la Lindi! Nashangaa coz', according to world data, nadhani Tanzania ni second largest exporter after Brazil na anayehodhi hiyo biz kwa hapa ni METL.. which means; kumbe kuna opportunity to grow kwa kiasi kikubwa zaidi.
Na huo mkopo wameusajili BoT kama sheria inavyotaka?
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Mkopo usipolipwa, bank inachukua dhamana ambayo kwa hapa ni hilo shamba. Kwa kuwa serikali imenyang'anya na imekubali kuwajibika kwa lolote litakalotokea, bila shaka serikali italipa hilo deni. Naona wachangia kampeni wa chama chetu nao wanaisoma namba, sijui tutatoa wapi hela za kampeni mwaka 2020
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Hapo ni kazi tu.
Huku kwetu kibaha huyo mohamed enterprise anamiliki maeneo hayaendelezwi ni vichaka.
Kuna shamba lingine zaidi ya eka mia lilivamiwa na wakazi matokeo vijana wana kesi mwingine kaswekwa ndani zaidi ya miezi sita sasa. Eti alidharau siku ya wito wa kesi hakwenda.
Mh. Majaliwa awaulize Mb Koka au Tindu Lissu wanalijua hilo.
Dhamana ni haki ya mshitakiwa, huyu kijana mbona hatoki?
Huku kwetu kibaha huyo mohamed enterprise anamiliki maeneo hayaendelezwi ni vichaka.
Kuna shamba lingine zaidi ya eka mia lilivamiwa na wakazi matokeo vijana wana kesi mwingine kaswekwa ndani zaidi ya miezi sita sasa. Eti alidharau siku ya wito wa kesi hakwenda.
Mh. Majaliwa awaulize Mb Koka au Tindu Lissu wanalijua hilo.
Dhamana ni haki ya mshitakiwa, huyu kijana mbona hatoki?
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Serikali imefuta hatimiliki ya shamba la mkonge la Kikwetu, mkoani Lindi baada ya mmiliki wake kampuni ya Amboni Estates Ltd, kushindwa kuliendeleza.
Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa, aliyasema hayo alipokuwa akizungumza na wakazi wa manispaa hiyo wakati wa mkutano wa hadhara uliofanyika uwanja wa Ilulu mjini hapa juzi.
Shamba hilo linalodaiwa kupewa hati ya umiliki wa miaka 99 na baadaye kampuni ya Tasco kabla ya kuchukuliwa na Mohamed Enterprieses Tanzania Ltd lilikuwa likizalisha mkonge kwa ajili ya kutengeneza magunia na bidhaa zingine.
Akizungumza katika mkutano huo, Waziri Mkuu Majaliwa alisema kupitia mamlaka aliyopewa kisheria, Rais Magufuli (pichani) amefuta leseni ya umiliki wa shamba hilo na kuwa chini ya serikali.
Majaliwa alisema tayari shamba hilo lipo huru na kampuni ya BSG ipo huru kujenga mitambo itakayotumika kusafishia gesi asilia kwenye eneo hilo.
Kuhusu uendelezwaji wa kiwanda cha kuzalisha saruji cha Meis ambacho ujenzi wake umesimama kwa muda kutokana na sababu mbalimbali zikiwamo za kisiasa, Majaliwa alisema kazi hiyo inatarajiwa kuanza tena muda mfupi ujao baada ya kupatikana kwa wataalam.
Alisema kujengwa kwa viwanda ndani ya mji huo, kutasaidia kupunguza tatizo la upatikanaji wa ajira kwa wananchi wa Mkoa wa Lindi na vitongoji vyake.
Shamba la mkonge la Kikwetu lililopo ndani ya Manispaa ya Lindi awali lilikuwa linamilikiwa na kampuni ya Amboni Estates Ltd halafu Tasco na baadaye Mohamed Enterprieses Tanzania Ltd ya jijini Dar es Salaam.
Chanzo: NIPASHE
Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa, aliyasema hayo alipokuwa akizungumza na wakazi wa manispaa hiyo wakati wa mkutano wa hadhara uliofanyika uwanja wa Ilulu mjini hapa juzi.
Shamba hilo linalodaiwa kupewa hati ya umiliki wa miaka 99 na baadaye kampuni ya Tasco kabla ya kuchukuliwa na Mohamed Enterprieses Tanzania Ltd lilikuwa likizalisha mkonge kwa ajili ya kutengeneza magunia na bidhaa zingine.
Akizungumza katika mkutano huo, Waziri Mkuu Majaliwa alisema kupitia mamlaka aliyopewa kisheria, Rais Magufuli (pichani) amefuta leseni ya umiliki wa shamba hilo na kuwa chini ya serikali.
Majaliwa alisema tayari shamba hilo lipo huru na kampuni ya BSG ipo huru kujenga mitambo itakayotumika kusafishia gesi asilia kwenye eneo hilo.
Kuhusu uendelezwaji wa kiwanda cha kuzalisha saruji cha Meis ambacho ujenzi wake umesimama kwa muda kutokana na sababu mbalimbali zikiwamo za kisiasa, Majaliwa alisema kazi hiyo inatarajiwa kuanza tena muda mfupi ujao baada ya kupatikana kwa wataalam.
Alisema kujengwa kwa viwanda ndani ya mji huo, kutasaidia kupunguza tatizo la upatikanaji wa ajira kwa wananchi wa Mkoa wa Lindi na vitongoji vyake.
Shamba la mkonge la Kikwetu lililopo ndani ya Manispaa ya Lindi awali lilikuwa linamilikiwa na kampuni ya Amboni Estates Ltd halafu Tasco na baadaye Mohamed Enterprieses Tanzania Ltd ya jijini Dar es Salaam.
Chanzo: NIPASHE
Sasa huu ni utapeli wa hali ya juu, na si hilo tu kuna baadhi ya viwanda na ardhi kubwa hapa Dar. Vimeuzwa kwa bei ya kutupwa mashine zote zimeng'olewa na kuuzwa Kenya pamoja na vyuma chakavu, hati wamekopea pesa nyingi sana kwenye benki sijui hizo pesa wamefanyia nini. Cha ajabu ni kwamba Ofisi na taasisi za Serekali (Nyeti) wamepanga na wanalipa pesa nyingi tena sio Tshs.je tutafika?
Forget the dar port cleanup and other small issues.this will rank up there as one of the manliest Magufuli Moment.doing something for greater good of the Nation.no more dilly dallying with country resources.METL can now pick another business, being a speculator wont help them much.
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