EACOP project sparks ongoing battle over land and justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil P...
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Tycoon Elly Karuhanga shares old habit that defined his success
Karuhanga is, among others, a founding partner of one of Uganda’s foremost law firms and chair of bodies such as the Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum and the Pr...
Kabalega International Airport 97% Complete as UCAA Board Inspects Works in Hoima
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Board of Directors and Management Team has confirmed that works at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima District have reache...
Simon Mungudit: Makerere’s Best Performing Male Science Student and Rising Star in Petroleum Geoscience
Simon Mungudit has emerged as the best performing male student in the Sciences at Makerere University and is set to graduate during the University’s 76th Graduatio...
Museveni commissions East Africa’s largest ethanol plant
President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated PRO Industries, the largest ethanol plant in East Africa, highlighting the $100-million investment as a significant advancement...
Vivo Energy Uganda commissions Mbale LPG plant to boost clean cooking access in Eastern region
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 e...
President Museveni Commissions PRO Industries Ethanol Plant in Luwero
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned PRO Industries Pte Limited’s ethanol and extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) manufacturing plant in Ndibulungi Village, L...
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...
Uganda signs $2bn deal to boost oil infrastructure
Uganda National Oil Co. signs a $2 billion loan with Vitol Bahrain to fund major infrastructure, including a new fuel pipeline and storage terminals.KAMPALA — Ugan...
Uganda Moves to Buy Stake in Kenya Oil Pipeline
KPC operates more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) of petroleum pipelines linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, western Kenya and onward to Uganda. The system currently hand...