Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

PPDA wants a share of 30 per cent oil contracts given to Ugandans

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) wants the guidelines of at least 30 per cent of the oil and gas work given to  local contractors so as to boost local capacity. According to Mr Benson Turamye, the acting PPDA executive director, the guidelines of 30 per cent of contract value works […]

Ugandans might miss out on the Fruits of the Oil sector due to lack of skills

Ugandans might miss out on the Fruits of the Oil sector due to lack of skills

According to Honey Malinga, the director of the Directorate of Petroleum, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development,the industry experiences many challenges towards local content and skills development. Uganda needs over 25,000 qualified workers, craftsmen and technicians to exploit oil and precious minerals(New vision 27 August 2018) While addressing graduates of the Youth Employment Enhancement Project (YEEP) […]

Illegal miners in Mubende evading registration by government

Illegal miners in Mubende evading registration by government

Illegal miners in Mubende are running away from the mining areas following  government’s exercise of registering   local miners in this place in the district. Gold artisan and small scale gold miners in Mubende who are leaving under fear following alleged presidential directive to evict them from the area are also  now going through registration to separate […]

Parliament approves loan worth US$ 91.5 for rural electrification in northern Uganda

Parliament approves loan worth US$ 91.5 for rural electrification in northern Uganda

Parliament has approved two motions authorizing government to borrow up to US$102.88million intended for rural electrification projects. Government is set to borrow US$91.5million from the International Development Association (IDA)of the World Bank to finance the Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project. The project is intended to increase availability and efficiency of bulk electricity supply in Gulu, […]

Irene Muloni promises to improve services of Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

The newly appointed Minister of Energy and mineral development Irene Muloni has assured the Parliamentary Appointments committee and Ugandans that she has what it takes to effectively manage the ministry. Muloni says she will manage the new sector given the technical and professional expertise she has had in the ministry for the last 20 years. […]