Seventeen Ministers from Africa’s largest energy producing nations, including countries such as Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda and Tunisia among others, have agreed to meet in Cape Town at Africa Oil Week (AOW), taking place from 4-8 November 2019 to broker new partnerships for their energy sectors. The ministers will be using Africa Oil Week Summit […]
The 9th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2019 (EAPCE’19) is set to be held in Mombasa, Kenya at the Pride Inn Resort, from 8th to 10th May 2019. The 9th edition of the biennial oil and gas regional event themed East African Region – the destination of choice for Oil and Gas Investment Opportunities […]
South Africa’s state-owned oil company Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) will own and operate Block B2. In 2018, South Africa agreed to invest $1billion into South Sudan’s energy infrastructure because South Sudan has the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, estimated at 3.5 billion barrels, with just 30 per cent of the country explored. South Africa […]
Russia will drive growth in Former Soviet Union’s (FSU) gas processing industry from planned and announced plants between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 6,531 mmcfd of the FSU’s total gas processing capacity additions, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report: ‘Gas Processing Industry Outlook in Former Soviet Union to 2023 […]
The Uganda National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has approved the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the Tilenga project. It has subsequently issued a certificate to Total E&P Uganda B.V. and Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Limited for the development of six oil fields, an industrial area, buried infield pipelines and supporting infrastructures, including […]
Siemens has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to support the government’s objective of becoming a low middle-income country by 2025. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) addresses the country’s energy and infrastructure sectors. Other key aspects of the agreement include financing concepts that will […]
Uganda’s Cabinet has approved plans for the redevelopment of Kilembe Mines in Kasese District, which they repossessed 2-years ago after the cancellation a 25-years concession it had granted to Chinese Firm Tibet Hima Mining Company. According to the Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, Ofwono Opondo, the move is aimed at rehabilitating the assets […]
Electricity distributor Umeme Ltd has set aside US$70million (Ush230billion) to upgrade its infrastructure network this year despite having just six years to the end of their current concession. The company, in 2005, was given a 20 years concession to maintain, manage and distribute power in Uganda, which concession is due to end in 2025, six […]
Solar vendors under their umbrella body the Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) have asked the government to set up the Uganda Solar Energy Investment Revolving Fund arguing that it’s the only way that will bring down the cost of solar equipment in Uganda. The Association Chairman Emmy Kimbowa said in Kampala during the launch of […]
Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) has asked the government of Uganda to support solar power vendors in their quest to promote better regulations and the use of clean energy throughout the country. The Association Chief Executive Officer, Joyce Nkuyahaga, who was conducting media training in Kampala cited the influx of counterfeit solar equipment on the […]
As part of recent reforms efforts, Ethiopia’s energy sector is opening up for international investment. Recently, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance inaugurated a new directorate for Public-Private Partnerships to oversee the development of six mega solar projects worth $800 million, as well as the 17 hydropower sites expected to be developed by IPPs. According to officials […]
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation has the drill spinning for phase one of a three-phase drilling program at the Buckreef Gold Project in Tanzania. The program is being carried out by contractors Core-worthy and STAMICO. The three-phase program is expected to amount to about 30,000 metres and is being planned and directed by the chair of […]
The Government of South Sudan and the African Energy Chamber have signed an agreement that will see the Chamber mobilizing capacity building initiatives, work on reforms to boost an enabling environment for oil investors and invest in energy access initiatives. The two organizations have entered into a technical assistance cooperation agreement to strengthen the country’s […]