Energy & Mining
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Register your businesses to benefit from oil & gas sector, Masindi locals told
MASINDI– Proprietors of small and medium enterprises [SMEs] in Masindi district have been advised to formalise their businesses if they are to benefit from the different oil & gas sector opportunities available…
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Govt to foot Shs 795.5bln bill as Umeme prepares exit
KAMPALA– Government will incur a cost of US$ 215 million [about Shs 795.5 billion] in the processing acquiring majority shares of power distributor, Umeme. The move comes as Umeme’s 20-year contract comes…
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West Nile leaders warn unreliable power could derail PDM
ARUA – Leaders in West Nile have warned that the intermittent power supply in the sub-region could derail the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The leaders raised the matter last…
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Govt commissions power transmission project in Northern Uganda
NWOYA – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa has commissioned the Olwiyo substation and the 400KV Karuma-Olwiyo and 132KV Karuma-Lira transmission lines to boost power supply in the Greater…
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Businesses on verge of shutdown as irregular power supply takes toll on Arua City
ARUA – Several businesses in Arua City could soon close due to the power crisis that has hit the city for the last two weeks. The city has had an irregular power…
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Fuel stations back in business after losing out to smugglers
ARUA-Authorised fuel stations in Arua City are back in business after Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] intensified a crackdown on the illegal sale of smuggled fuel on the city streets. The last two…
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Hoima market vendors protest as UMEME cuts off power
HOIMA– Business at Hoima Central Market in Hoima City was paralysed on Tuesday as vendors closed their businesses to protest UMEME’s disconnection of the market from the power grid. During the half-day…
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Bunyoro leaders, residents excited after launch oil drilling
KIKUUBE-Locals and leaders in Albertine Graben in Bunyoro Sub-region are excited after the commissioning of oil drilling at the Kingfisher Development Area [KFDA] in Buhuka parish in Kyangwali Sub-county in Kikuube district.…
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West Nile region in dire need of electricity
ARUA-Due to the increasing demand for electricity in the West Nile region, more than 23,000 households and businesses are not being adequately served by the 3.5 megawatts [MW] Nyagak hydropower station. According…
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Gov’t renews Oranto Petroleum license to drill more oil wells in Albertine Graben
KIKUUBE-Oranto Petroleum Limited resumed its activities to explore the commercial viability of oil reserves established at Ngasa oil field in the Albertine Graben after the government renewed its license. Oranto Petroleum Limited…
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