LPG investment is Africa’s defining downstream opportunity over the next two decades. The window to act is open now NEWS ANALYSIS | ANIBOR O KRAGHA | At the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) first Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris in May 2024, Akinwumi Adesina, then African Development Bank President, …
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Solar is driving Africa’s energy revolution, but the continent needs to find other sources of power supply. Ben Payton looks at four options ANALYSIS | BEN PAYTON | As Africa seeks to close its massive electricity access deficit, the continent is relying on a handful of well-established technologies to …
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Why is energy critical to a country? SPECIAL FEATURE | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Energy is one of the most important utilities that enable the functioning of modern life. Without it, most aspects of our day-to-day lives would grind to a halt. You can link a country’s energy …
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For policymakers, the clock is ticking on a choice between continuing an expensive experiment or rewriting the rules of Uganda’s mineral wealth Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For years, Uganda’s decision to give gold special treatment in its tax regime has been defended as an investment incentive. The idea …
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20 years after the discovery announcement, ‘Pearl Sweet’ marks the moment Uganda’s crude moves from political promise to commercial test Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | After almost 20 years of waiting, Uganda has finally given its oil a name. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled the name “Pearl Sweet” …
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RUBiS Energy Uganda Strengthens Nationwide Footprint with 10 New Service Stations, Advanced UltraTec Fuel Technology, and Expanded Customer Services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RUBiS Energy Uganda has announced a major push to strengthen its nationwide footprint, combining the launch of UltraTec advanced fuel technology with new …
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As global demand grows, Orom-Cross is betting that processing graphite in Uganda can deliver more than a mining project NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A graphite project in northern Uganda is taking on a more ambitious shape. What began as a proposal to mine and export graphite from …
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DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday inaugurated the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, a landmark project expected to strengthen electricity supply and accelerate industrial and economic development. Hassan inaugurated the plant in Rufiji District in Coast Region, saying the new generation capacity should …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa’s energy economy by shifting the region’s focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The minister of energy has apologized to electricity consumers for weeks of widespread electricity outages across Kampala and other parts of the country. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on Wednesday, Dr Monica Musenero Masanza partly blamed the crisis on the failure to adequately communicate …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
