Irene Pauline Batebe Archives

UGANDA’S OIL & GAS INDUSTRY COMES OF AGE: Meet the 100 oil and gas leaders driving the race to our first oil

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis Lists & Rankings The Big StoryAugust 16, 2024December 5, 2024

Since reaching FID in February 2022, Uganda has kicked off a massive oil drilling campaign with four oil rigs⏤ three of them at the TotalEnergies-operated USD4-5 billionTilenga Project in Buliisa…

Q&A: Energy and Minerals PS, Irene Batebe talks about a post-Umeme energy sector and why government is making a big switch from private capital

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis Q + As The Big StoryFebruary 17, 2024February 17, 2024

Central to these discussions are Uganda’s plans to wean herself off from being over-dependent on private foreign companies in managing the electricity sub-sector. In this case, a post-Umeme/Eskom- concession management…