Uganda to Modernize Kilembe Copper Mines

The government’s strong desire to capitalize on the rising demand for minerals worldwide, especially cobalt, which is necessary for electric vehicle batteries, shows how committed it is to diversifying the economy and using the nation’s natural resources to promote equitable growth.

Tilenga Academy Begins Training 200 Youth

The Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) will begin training its inaugural cohort of one hundred (100) trainees in April 2024. Subsequent training programs at global oil and gas training facilities and practical training throughout the Tilenga Project’s building phase will come next. October 2024 is when the second cohort is scheduled to begin training.

Sh17b Source of The Nile Pier Construction

The project, valued at Sh17 billion, was awarded to Excel Construction Company Limited by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities of the Government of Uganda. Its original duration was scheduled to begin on October 1, 2023, and end on October 1, 2024.

China Extended an Invitation to The Energy Minister of Uganda

A significant step forward for Uganda’s ambitious $5 billion crude oil pipeline project has been made: China has formally invited Uganda’s energy minister, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, indicating that talks between the two countries are about to take place.

Ugandan Diplomats Visit Oil Projects

The diplomats have returned to Beijing, China, Paris, France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Tanzania, according to a Kazi-njema radio reporter covering the diplomats’ visit organized by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU).

UNOC Is Authorized to Import Petroleum Products into Uganda by
Kenya.

President Ruto stepped in and helped to facilitate an out-of-court settlement that permits UNOC to start operations, according to Nankabirwa. The Chief Executive Officer of UNOC, Proscovia Nabbanja, is currently in Nairobi to pick up the certificate of incorporation, escorted by representatives from the Ministry of Energy.

Era And Giz Sign Pact to Advance Mini Grids

The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) have inked a memorandum of understanding to further the development of mini-grids as a means of attaining universal access to sustainable energy by 2030. On Tuesday, at ERA House in Kampala, the two agencies signed a memorandum. One of the main areas […]