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On 5th July, government launched a drive to distribute at least one million Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders and burners to Ugandans in a bid to use of clean energy starting this month. To achieve this, government has partnered with fuel companies including Shell, TotalEnergies and Stabex  to provide the...

What is FID? FID is the stage at which the International Oil Company (“IOC”) makes a financial commitment to proceed to the development and production phases of the project. Major contracts and equipment orders are placed at this point. In Uganda’s case, whereas the first commercial discovery of an...

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) merchants have asked the Government to streamline and tighten regulation on production and distribution of the cooking gas to protect consumers. One of them, Vivo Energy, that distributes Shell products, said it is important to have in place regulation that fosters adherence to specific health...

Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister, has partnered with social entrepreneur – Raising Gabdho Foundation – to enhance the uptake of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) popularly known as cooking gas. The partnership, supported by DCA and United Nations High Commission for Refugees, will also include LPG dealers...

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has warned the producers of and dealers in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) of an impending crackdown on substandard products following a survey that revealed gross violations of the laws. The 2020 UNBS market survey covered 35 outlets and more than 500 gas...