Business, Companies, Energy, Finance, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Uganda to make new oil exploration licenses announcement this week

February 29

KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 29- Bidders who made it to the prequalification round for Uganda’s oil blocks will […]

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Business, Energy, Finance, Hydro, Investment, Policy, The Business Interview

THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW: Power talk with Uganda Electricity Generation Company’s Dr. Robert Stephen Isabalija

February 5

There are some subjects such as the disproportionate cost of procurement in Uganda’s electricity sub-sector that […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Finance, Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Investment, Transport

Tullow unfazed by impact of crude market turmoil on Uganda assets

January 26

But company faces several hurdles including securing production licences and agreement over export route with farm-down […]

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Business, Columnists, Editorial, Energy, Opinion, Policy

The longer Ugandan oil stays in the ground, the better for all

January 18

KAMPALA, JANUARY 18- During an interview a couple of years ago, a Ugandan official told me […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Investment

Egypt nods to Chinese Coal-fired Power Plant Proposals

January 7

Cairo – Egypt’s cabinet has approved two conditional contracts with Chinese firms to produce electricity from coal-fired […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydro

UMEME sees Customer base hitting 1 million in 2016

December 30

KAMPALA, DECEMBER 30 Ugandan electric power distributor Umeme expects to increase its customer base to one […]

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Business, Energy, Foreign News, Hydrocarbons

Saudi Arabia energy prices rise 50 percent

December 30

Dec 29, 2015 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said it was raising gasoline prices by […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydro, Investment

UMEME primes for increased power supply

December 18

KAMPALA, DECEMBER 17 – Ugandan electric power distributor UMEME will be commissioning a new 40Mw substation […]

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Energy, Renewable

Climate Investment Funds nod to Uganda’s renewable energy plans

November 12

Uganda seen as placing energy at the forefront of its social economic development KIGALI, Rwanda, — […]

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