Energy & Mining
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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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Gov’t seeks approval of US$ 638 mln to power households
KIRYADONGO-The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is pleading with Parliament to approve a US$ 638 million [Shs 2.4 trillion] loan from the World Bank to connect 1,700 households to the national…
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WBG announces major initiative to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa
WASHINGTON-The World Bank Group [WBG] has announced an innovative initiative to accelerate the pace of electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve universal access by 2030. The World Bank, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee…
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670 youth in Bunyoro unlucky as they miss CNOOC training
KIKUUBE-670 out of the 700 youth in the Bunyoro Sub-region who applied to train as heavy machine operators in the oil and gas industry were not considered as they did not possess…
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Uganda relieved as intercontinental summit clears EACOP project
MAPUTO — The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific -European Union [ ACP-EU ] Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo City, Mozambique on Wednesday voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the much-needed East African…
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Reaping from oil and gas: Bunyoro suppliers call for special treatment
HOIMA -Local suppliers and contractors in the Bunyoro Sub-region say they are facing hurdles when it comes to accessing oil and gas opportunities, arguing that they need special consideration if they are…
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