The Consortium comprising YAATRA, BHGE, LionWorks, and Saipem will develop, finance, construct and operate a greenfield Oil Refinery in Hoima District, Uganda When executed, this will help develop the industry infrastructure and provide livelihood for the Ugandan people and, by extension, other East African countries KAMPALA, Uganda, April 25, 2018/APO Group/ — Following the favourable […]
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Press Release: Uganda signs oil refinery pact
Tuesday, 10th April 2018 Posted in the News section of http://www.statehouse.go.ug President Museveni has challenged Western companies to take interest in helping Africa explore its resources potential, saying the continent presented immense business opportunities. “There is a lot of sleeping in Africa. You find people who should know but instead don’t know,” said the […]
Continue Reading »Uganda Signs Agreement With Investors to Build Oil Refinery
KAMPALA, April 10 (Reuters) – Uganda signed an agreement on Tuesday with a consortium, including a subsidiary of America’s General Electric, to build and operate an oil refinery in western Uganda that will cost $3 billion-$4 billion, the president’s office said. According to a statement, the project framework agreement that was signed will “ensure development, […]
Continue Reading »Uganda Awards Refinery Deal to GE After Earlier Contracts Dumped
April 10, 2018, 11:31 AM EDT –GE-led group will build 60,000-barrel-a-day facility in Hoima –Plant to process Ugandan crude once oil output starts in 2020 Uganda awarded the contract to build its first refinery to General Electric Co. and partners, sealing a deal for the 60,000-barrel-a-day plant after previous agreements collapsed. The Albertine Graben Refinery […]
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Raja discusses investing in human capital for economic stability and growth with IFC
Continue Reading »Raja talks with Felena Hanson, Founder of Hera Hub, about YAATRA Ventures
Raja and Felena Hanson, founder of Hera Hub, talk about Raja’s career and how YAATRA is working to bring power to accelerate economic productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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