Inside Uganda’s billion-dollar struggle to quit charcoal
Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of w...
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Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.
Uganda’s petroleum sector has reported an increase in the country’s estimated oil and gas reserves, according to Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the P...
TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala
Because Kampala’s aquifer system lies directly beneath the industrial area, the suit suggests the contaminants may have seeped further, potentially threatening the...
Trump to host his first summit with Central Asian leaders
US President Donald Trump will host all five Central Asian leaders in Washington on Thursday for the first time, a few months after they held separate summits with Russia...
DENIS TUKAHIKAHO PhD: Uganda’s $31M carbon deal is just the beginning—now let’s plant more trees.
Denis Tukahikaho Ph.D. is an expert on Cooperatives, Financial Inclusion and Renewable Energy InvestmentKAMPALA – The Green Climate Fund (GFF) has approved a USD 3...
Road to Uganda’s first oil: Kingfisher likely to be starting point
For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km...
Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.De...
UEDCL Gains Over 640,000 New Connections in Six Months
(L-R) Benson Turamye, Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), Patrick Birungi, Executive Director Uganda Development Corp...
Chameleone Ships in Sleek Black Brabus worth a Billi
Music legend, Jose Chameleone has officially driven his lifestyle into overdrive with the arrival of his sleek black Brabus, a luxury monster now proudly parked at his sw...
Makerere’s IDI Launches Africa’s Largest Campus Solar Grid to Power Health Research
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) at Makerere University has unveiled a groundbreaking 384 kWp solar power system, the largest campus-based solar grid in Africa, ma...