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Item UNOC gets 40,000 barrels of test crude oil back on market(New Vision, 2018-01-30) Odyek JohnThe Uganda National oil company ( UNOC) limited has started the process of identifying potential buyers of test crude oil stored in Bullisa and Nwoya districts.Item Power dams threatened as Rwenzori rivers dry up(New Vision, 2018-02-01) Thawite JohnElectricity generation on River Mubuku in Kasese district is under threat following a reduction in the river water levels on which the Bugoye hydro-power dam depends.Item Contractors assess Uganda's readiness to supply oil industry(New Vision, 2018-02-13) Odyek JohnA chinese company official has said that even though provision of furniture to oil firms has been ring fenced for local companies many stand to lose out on the opportunity.Item Industrial skilling centre construction launched(New Vision, 2018-01-28) Lule Jeff AndrewPresident Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the construction of the National industrial skills and training centre at the Kampala industrial park, in Namanve, Wakiso district.Item Mining company starts tantalite certification(New Vision, 2018-02-01) Odyek JohnUganda has started mining tantalite, a mineral used in making of tantalum capacitors for electronic equioment like mobile phones, computers and DVD players. It is also used in nuclear reactors, aircrafts and the spaceship industry.Item Mayiga asks Museveni to clear air on sand mining(New Vision, 2018-01-23) Lule Jeff AndrewFollowing the Controversy surrounding sand Mining in lake Victoria, the prime minister of Buganda Kingdom, Charles peter Mayiga, has asked president Yoewri Museven to intervene in the matter.Item Railway line blocks Shs11.6b World Bank project in Jinja(New Vision, 2018-01-29) Nambogga Jackie and Musingo DoreenThe construction of sh11.6b World bank funded road in Jinja town has been hampered by railway Crossing. The 1.9km road works, which was awarded to a labanese firm of stars group Engineering Limited was scheduled to be completed in June.Item Government to build more factories in Teso- Museveni(New Vision, 2018-01-23) Ojore GodfreyAfter ridding Teso sub-region of the insecurity that plagued the region for many years, the Government shall increase the number of factories in the region to absorb the educated youth.Item SMEs want industrial park(New Vision, 2018-01-24) Emorut FrancisOwners of small businesses in Mukono district have asked the Government to avail them public land to develop and industrial park. They argued that since the Namanve industrial park was allocated to foreign and big local investors they need their own space.Item Uganda preparing for the oil boom(New Vision, 2018-01-23) Dr Ian ClarkeThere has been much talk about the huge amount of the huge amount of economic activity expected to be generated in Uganda as a result of the oil pipeline.Item The relevance of local content in the oil and gas sector(New Vision, 2018-01-30) Kamurasi DennisWhat is this local content and why is it relevant? In some quarters, local content has been defined as the development of local skills, transfer of technology and use of local manpower and manufacturing.Item Atomic energy boss clears Uganda's nuclear power plan(New Vision, 2018-01-19) Lumu DavidUganda's nuclear energy plan has been cleared by the international Agency (IAEA) chief, Yukiya Amano, following a series of meetings with president Yoweri Museveni and prime minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.Item What the crude oil pipeline will require(New Vision, 2018-01-30) Rwothungeyo BillyOil Production means many opportunities in the market from construction workers, equipment suppliers, transport to food and accommodation, but service providersbrequire a great amount of preparedness,Item Benefits for Ugandans in the Kingfisher project(New Vision, 2018-01-23) Rwothungeyo BillyWe should meet the standards first, before we start thinking about local content as Ugandans. We should be able to match industry requirements before fronting our 'Ugandaness'Item Government urged to adopt new technology to increase productivity(New Vision, 2018-02-12) Tenywa GeraldUganda's agriculture will become more productive if the country applies new technologies that will reduce post-harvest losses among other things, according to the director of Galilee Institute Centre for Planning and Development- Consultancy Unit, Brig. Gen Alon Navot (Israel Army).Item UK, UN organisations partner to enhance solar energy access(New Vision, 2018-02-08) Kulabako FaridahThe Clean start Programme seeks to incentivise renewable energy dealers. It supports low income consumer to transition to cleaner and more efficient energy. CleanStart will work with USEA to review and reform its management structures and build capacity in USEA.Item Shs 39b earmarked for off-grid electricity in Uganda(New Vision, 2018-02-08) Rwothungeyo BillyPlayers in the off-grid electricity space in Uganda have a reason to smile after Power Africa; a US government-led Initiative announced an $11m (about 39b) facility to support electrification efforts in the country.Item West Nile gets solar systems(New Vision, 2018-02-16) Okethwengu BenedictAfter years of erratic power supply that has crippled operations in lower local governments across districts in West Nile, the japanese government is turning to solar energy to improve electricity supply in the region.Item Makerere develops app to detect chemicals in meat(New Vision, 2018-02-13) Nantambi AgnesMakerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), has embarked on a project of developing an application which will help detect toxins in meat. This is aimed at responding to the challenges of meat contaminants, which are becoming rampant in the country.Item How internet access is bridging Uganda's digital divide(Weekly Observer, 2026-01-04) Mugenyi TimothyThe major call is to see that we have internet present in the hands of every citizen in the village or town, so that progress towards development is acollective effort