(Rockefeller, 7.Aug.2024) — The Rockefeller Foundation released a new report that calculates an 8,700 terawatt-hour (TWh) “Green Power Gap” across 72 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Currently home to 3.8 billion people, these countries must deploy 8,700 TWh of clean power by 2050 – approximately twice the United States’ annual generation – […]
Category: Uganda
Uganda on $4bn Financing for Domestic Refinery
(Uganda Government, 23.Jan.2024) — Final negotiations for the financing and construction of Uganda’s $4bn domestic refinery began this month after Alpha MBM Investments from the United Arab Emirates was chosen by the government of Uganda as preferred bidder. The breakthrough was announced by Ruth Nankabirwa, Uganda’s Minister of Energy and […]
TotalEnergies Publishes Response of EACOP Ltd [PDF Download]
(TotalEnergies, 16.Nov.2023) — Following the publication of the report by the NGO Greenfaith on the consideration of cultural heritage within the EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania, and for which EACOP was unfortunately not requested in advance, we have asked our affiliate EACOP Ltd, which operates the EACOP project, to […]
Leaders from Africa and LatAm’s Major Gas Producing Economies To Gather
(EnergyNet Ltd., 2.Mar.2022) — As gas again is discussed as a critical fuel for the energy transition, the most senior officials from Africa and Latin America’s natural gas economies are set to visit Washington DC on 16-18 March, to meet leading institutional and private sector investors at the Powering Africa Summit and Latin America Energy Forum […]
Total, CNOOC Reach Deals On Uganda, Tanzania Projects
(Reuters, 12.Apr.2021) — French major Total said on Monday and its partners have concluded final agreements to launch the Lake Albert resources development project in Uganda and Tanzania. Total and partner China National Offshore Oil Corporation plan to exploit oil reserves in Lake Albert in Uganda and construct a $3.5 […]
Tullow Finalizes $575mn Sale Of Uganda Assets To Total
(Tullow, 10.Nov.2020) — Tullow Oil plc announce the sale of its assets in Uganda to Total has completed with $500mn consideration received earlier today. Tullow is also due to receive a further $75mn when a Final Investment Decision is taken on the development project plus contingent payments linked to the […]
Uganda OKs Tullow’s $575mn Divestment To Total
(Tullow, 21.Oct.2020) — Tullow Oil plc announced the government of Uganda and the Ugandan Revenue Authority have executed a binding Tax Agreement that reflects the pre-agreed principles on the tax treatment of the sale of Tullow’s Ugandan assets to Total. The Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has also […]
Total Buys Tullow Interests In Uganda Project
(Total, 23.Apr.2020) — Total and Tullow have entered into an Agreement, through which Total shall acquire Tullow’s entire interests in Uganda Lake Albert development project including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The overall consideration paid by Total to Tullow will be $575M, with an initial payment of $500M at […]