Business, Energy, Financial Services

Ugandan insurers gear up to cover oil sector

February 22

Genders said the training was an opportunity for local insurers to gain insight and learn from how international companies handled the oil and gas sector.

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Investment

Magufuli stance, politics impact Uganda crude oil pipeline

February 16

Tanzania’s insistence that any disputes arising out of the 1445km East African Crude Oil Pipeline be […]

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Business, Energy, Hydro

Isimba commercial ops start March 31

February 9

Uganda’s 183 MW Isimba hydro-power station is set to start commercial operations on March 31, following […]

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Eng. Muloni said the likely date is financial year 2021/22
Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

Uganda in no hurry to begin oil production

February 8

The government has once again pushed back the year when First Oil would begin flowing to […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Foreign News, Hydrocarbons, Policy

Gas find off South Africa set to drive regulatory policy

February 8

February 8, 2019—The recent discovery of natural gas deposits off the South African coast could quicken […]

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Uganda borrows from Canada to set up oil talent site
Business, Communications, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Policy

Uganda borrows from Canada to set up oil talent site

February 6

The government has borrowed a Canadian model to benchmark a database of the country’s expertise in […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydro, Infrastructure, Policy

Eskom Uganda hints of higher tariffs in 2019

January 21

January 21, 2019—Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL), one of two major national generators, is hinting of higher […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

Oil and gas companies fixed on African bankable projects to cut costs

December 14

December 14, 2018—Regulatory uncertainty, political instability, corruption and fraud together with a lack of infrastructure rank […]

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Business, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

Mismatch in Uganda electricity sector causes consumption gaps

December 12

December 12, 2018— Affordability together with the limited capacity in the efficient transmission and distribution of […]

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Business, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Trade & Industry

National oil company in second bid to sell off test crude

November 21

November 21, 2018—The high cost of putting to use several thousand barrels of crude the Uganda […]

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