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October 5, 2023 by ucem
Rwenzori Rare Metals (RRM), a subsidiary of Australian-based mining company Ionic Rare Earths Limited (IonicRE) awaits a mining lease, and ultimate permission to start development that will place Uganda on the map as a rare earth metal producer, after China. “All roads for Rare Earth Elements (REE) lead to China, but RRM will work with […]
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The Final Investment Decision for the East African Energy Security and Energy Transition will be signed in 2023.
The government of Uganda has finally decided to terminate the power generation concession for the South African power firm, Eskom. The decision takes effect in March 2023. In 2019 Uganda legislators asked the government to terminate this contract on the basis of a lack of compliance with the terms of the concession. In […]
UCMP in partnership with Solid Rock life and Business and Seaowl (OGAS) were awarded a grant of over UShs 800 million from the Skills Development Facility under Private Sector foundation in partnership with World Bank. The recognition of the prior learning project was in order to assess and certify 100 workers from UCMP members and […]
Official oil drilling begins on December 15th, CNOOC officials confirmed to the Energy, and Mineral Development Minister, Hon Ruth Nankabirwa during a visit to the King Fisher Development Area. During this visit, the minister also commissioned the new drilling Rig LR 8001 and its testing to ensure that the machines work perfectly. The drilling […]
STATEMENT ON EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ONEACOP PROJECT Reference is made to a copy of the European Parliament resolution, as seen on the European Union (EU) website, which raises several issues relating to ongoing oil and gas activities in the Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The resolution, P9_TA (2022)0321 of 15 […]
PROJECT BRIEF DATE: 16THSeptember PLACE: Kampala, Uganda Oil produced in Uganda’s Lake Albert region will transit Tanzania through the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) arriving at the coastal port of Tanga where it will then be sold into world markets. Oil production is expected to start in 2025. The legal and commercial framework for […]
PressStatement: September 19, 2022 Clarification on information concerning the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Reports for Oil and Gas Projects in Uganda Our attention has been drawn to the ongoing discussion relating to the European Union parliament resolutions on oil and gas projects in Uganda. We take particular interest in the resolution expressing concern […]
News from Europe that a vast wind farm is being demolished to make way for a new open-pit coal mine is the reprehensible double standard we in Africa have come to expect. As Europeans switch their coal-fired plants back on while still demanding fossil-fuel generation remains beyond the pale for Africans. It makes a mockery […]
Blencowe Resources, a United Kingdom-based mineral exploration, and development company has placed Uganda on a springboard to decarbonization journey earlier than expected as it plans to start graphite production in two years. Blencowe Resources is the operator of Orom Cross Graphite in Kitgum District, Northern Uganda. Graphite is one of the minerals required in the […]
Uganda, Tanzania EACOP gets thumb up at African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries and the European Union (ACP-EC) Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) ended in Maputo, Mozambique on Nov 2, with stern resolutions to global critical challenges including climate change, pandemics, terrorism human rights, and poverty. The Maputo meeting is the 42nd session of the JPA. The […]
Agriculture and energy are two economic sectors that have the highest impacts on biodiversity loss, a new study has shown. The study was done between January and April 2022 and specifically demonstrates that the use of charcoal and wood fuel for heating and cooking are major drivers of biodiversity loss. On the other hand, population […]
