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FoE argues that the development will produce said. “Our fight for climate justice means that an
between 3.3bn and 4.5bn tonnes of carbon diox- appeal is now inevitable, and we remain confi-
ide equivalent over its lifecycle, more than the dent of success in light of the compelling find-
combined annual greenhouse gas emissions of ings clearly laid out by Justice Thornton.”
all 27 European Union countries. Responding to the court decision, a UK
Will Rundle, FoE’s head of legal, says the government representative is quoted by The
pressure group will appeal. “Our claim that National as saying: “We welcome the judgment
the government’s export credit agency acted and remain confident that UK Export Finance
unlawfully has today been vindicated by a High follows robust and internationally recognised
Court judge, but UK Export Finance has been due diligence before providing any support for
let off the hook on a technicality, for now,” he overseas projects.” ™

PAET head calls for expanding use of

CNG as automotive fuel in Tanzania

TANZANIA THE head of Pan African Energy Tanzania Ltd to drivers across Tanzania. Many new filling
(PAET), a subsidiary of Tanzania’s Orca Energy, stations will have to be built, he said, without
has suggested that Tanzanian authorities take offering specific details as to the number of new
steps to expand the use of CNG as an automo- facilities or the projected cost of the programme.
tive fuel. He also noted, though, that PAET had
Addressing reporters in Dar es Salaam on already launched a pilot project that could be
March 17, PAET’s managing director, Andrew expanded to serve as the basis of a country-wide
Hanna, called CNG a good alternative to gas- network of CNG production and distribution
oline and diesel. Tanzania would gain a certain infrastructure. He indicated that the production
amount of insulation from fluctuations in world component of this network would use domestic
crude oil prices if it made more use of natural gas output as feedstock for the manufacture of
gas-based fuels, he said. CNG.
The price of CNG for automotive use has The expanded version of this programme,
remained steady at TZS1,550 ($0.67) per kg for which has been running since 2004, could serve
the last 11 years, he added. as a long-term, economically viable and eco-
“We think there is still [a] huge untapped nomically friendly solution to Tanzania’s domes-
domestic market to focus [on], particularly the tic energy needs, Hanna commented.
gas-powered vehicles, which are cost-efficient Currently, the pilot programme consists of
with low emissions,” he was quoted as saying by a downstream supply network that serves 50
Tanzania Daily News. business and industrial consumers with CNG,
Hanna cautioned, though, that extensive including a cement works, a paper plant, a
investments would be needed to establish a net- tobacco plant, a steelworks, hotels and prison
work of retail CNG fuelling facilities accessible facilities, he said. ™

PAET is a subsidiary of Orca Energy (Image: Orca Energy)

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