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Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, ERA’s Chief Executive Officer told URN that in the emerging markets of the Independent Power Transmission (IPT) model, a private player develops, finances, builds, and operates a single transmission network asset under a long-term tendered contract.

Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority – ERA notes that Uganda is experiencing economic growth and rapid urbanization, which drive a steady increase in energy demand.

In Kampala, a liter of Diesel was at some pump station nearing 4800 shillings while petrol was by the beginning of the week being sold at close to 5300 shillings.

Thomas Ogwal Ochol, a Catechist of St. Philips Church of Uganda Gwengabara where the accident happened, says that they managed to secure church properties and ensured that no one got caught in the fire.

On Monday morning, however, some Shell Stations quoted a liter of petrol at 5,410 Shillings while others smaller and newer marketers put it at 5,100, an increase of 600 Shillings in a month.

The facility donated by TotalEnergies EP will provide specialized emergency medical skills training to strengthen preparedness and ability of medical personnel to respond to health emergencies.

The licensing of mining will with effect from this year be competitive. The law also provides for mineral processing licenses.

AFC’s US$95.25 million investment will finance the construction of two self-propelled barges for operation on Lake Victoria.

Reports from environmental activists and denials from the government and Oil companies puzzle Ugandans and the international community on who to believe.

Alex Nyombi, the Director of Development and Production at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda said both rigs have noise-suppressing technology and are fully automated and environmentally friendly.

Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) holds Uganda’s commercial interests on behalf of the Government of Uganda (GoU), participating with up to 40% shares in the refinery Project.

While TotalEnergies has two drilling operations in Tilenga, which commenced this July in Buliisa and Nwoya districts in the Murchison National Park. The latest developments have been a target of deliberate misinformation.

Charles Peter Mayiga wants sectors like agriculture, tourism, industry, commerce, and trade planned for along side oil and gas development.

It is anticipated that 16000 jobs will be created during the construction phase that kicked off in February 2022.

Unlike King Fisher where wells are 4-7 kilometers, drillers at Tilenga found oil less than two kilometers deep.

Mayiga emphasizes that the Buganda Kingdom fully supports the immediate commercial production of oil and gas, as it believes this resource is crucial for the development of various sectors in the country.

Former Bulisa County MP, Stephen Mukitale on Thursday revealed that there had been attempts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to help build a mini refinery in Uganda.

The Fuel Marking and Quality Monitoring Program is implemented under a cooperative arrangement between the Uganda National Bureau of Standards - UNBS and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to control and monitor the quality of petroleum products in Uganda’s entire supply chain.

The Authority says the findings of the report released at the beginning of this week were based on what it described as falsehoods.

The 47-page document titled, "Our Trust is Broken”: Loss of Land and Livelihoods for Oil Development in Uganda, says the Tilenga oil fields in Western Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have affected the livelihoods of 100,000 people.