Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has expanded the capacity of its Shell Amber Court service station in Jinja, adding more fuelling points, retail outlets and vehicle service facilities as it seeks to meet changing customer needs. The redevelopment increases the station’s fuelling points from four to …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has commissioned on-site bulk fuel storage and dispensing facilities at Kiira Motors Corporation in Jinja and West International Holding (WIH) Cement in Moroto, in a move aimed at reducing fuel-supply interruptions for two major industrial operations. The installations, which include high-capacity …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When a fuel tanker catches fire on a busy highway, the response cannot depend on the driver or the company alone. Police must secure the scene, firefighters have to contain the blaze, medical teams must deal with casualties and other road users may have to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a mobile training programme aimed at taking skills development closer to employees working at Shell service stations and mechanics across the country. The initiative, dubbed “Learning on Wheels,” consists of two mobile training units a Retail Academy and a Shell Lubricants …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a new campaign aimed at helping motorcycle riders cut operating costs and improve engine performance as high fuel and maintenance expenses continue to affect Uganda’s boda boda sector. The company, which distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in …
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Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | For years, cooking at Buwambo Seed Secondary School depended on a resource increasingly difficult to justify: firewood. The school spent about Shs10 million each term on firewood sourced from surrounding communities, while kitchen staff worked around smoke, soot and the disruptions that come with burning …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabisunsa Girls’ School has become the latest educational institution to replace firewood with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), reflecting a growing shift by Ugandan schools towards cleaner cooking technologies amid efforts to reduce deforestation, improve air quality and enhance kitchen safety. The transition follows the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has donated 500 child safety helmets worth more than Shs 40 million to the Uganda Police Force to support road safety awareness and enforcement campaigns targeting school-going children who use motorcycle taxis for their daily commute. The donation, made under the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels, lubricants and LPG, recently hosted key stakeholders from Uganda’s passenger transport sector for a guided tour of its Kampala Depot and Tank Farm, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the systems that safeguard fuel …
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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 …
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