Tag Archives: gas

  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, …

  COMMENT | Denis Jjuuko – #OutToLunch |  On a trip to northern Uganda some years ago, I asked the transport team to provide a sports utility vehicle (SUV). I prefer SUVs for long journeys, as they are more comfortable and can handle the terrain. We were to spend a week …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎The oil and gas companies continue to train Ugandans with skills related to the sector even as major construction nears completion. Questions have been raised on whether the skills being imparted now will be required when the country begins to produce oil. Others have asked …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa is confident that oil production will no doubt unlock Uganda’s full economic potential. He said the petroleum sector is a strategic catalyst for the country’s tenfold growth ambition from a $50 billion economy to $500 billion by 2040 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s economic future is poised between opportunity and caution, according to top officials from the Bank of Uganda and the National Planning Authority (NPA). In a wide-ranging discussion this week, Professor Augustus Nuwagaba, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, and Dr. Muwawala, Executive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After ten years at the helm of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Ernest Rubondo is stepping down, leaving behind a legacy that has significantly shaped Uganda’s oil and gas sector, even before the first barrel of oil is produced. He will officially leave office …

 Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling and storage plant in Mbale City as part of its strategy to expand access to clean, safe and reliable cooking energy in Eastern Uganda. The facility was commissioned by Mbale City Deputy Mayor …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Uganda is interested in cooperation with Russia in the oil and gas sector, head of the International Legal and Social Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda John Leonard Mugerwa told TASS. “Russia has extensive experience and expertise in the energy sector, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda is leading Uganda’s clean-cooking transition with a targeted push into the institutional market, one of the largest and most fuel-intensive segments in the country. The company on Friday convened head teachers from Church of Uganda–founded schools at Mengo Senior School for …

  Value retention is not just about contracts, it is about skills, jobs, and enterprise growth. More than 17,000 direct jobs have been created, alongside 39,567 indirect jobs. COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | Uganda’s oil and gas story is often told through the lens of barrels, pipelines, and global energy …