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  • The roots of local content issues – government

    • 6 January 2025
    • Posted by: Trudi Stevens
    • Category: energy excellence
    1 Comment

    Without understanding the roots of local content issues we cannot find a path that leads us to nation building. Local content is one of the builders of that path.

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  • Local content – why it doesn’t work

    • 31 December 2024
    • Posted by: Trudi Stevens
    • Category: energy excellence
    1 Comment
    Local content and capacity building Africa

    Local Content Policies (LCPs) – making international companies contribute to the development of the country whose resources they are extracting – what is not to like? Employing local people, using local suppliers, buying local food, materials, equipment, vehicles – why would any self respecting international company not do that?

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  • Exploring Uganda’s oil & gas projects in Albertine region

    • 22 August 2024
    • Posted by: Denis Ssemanda
    • Category: energy excellence
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    Tilenga Project

    The Tilenga project, located in Uganda’s Buliisa and Nwoya districts near Lake Albert, is operated by TotalEnergies in partnership with CNOOC and UNOC. The name “Tilenga” combines the local names for the Uganda Kob: “Til” in Acholi and “Engabi” in Lugungu. This project involves developing six oil fields.

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  • Much ado about landfills

    • 21 June 2024
    • Posted by: David Bamford
    • Category: energy excellence
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    Landfill

    Landfills are a major source of methane because organic waste such as food, garden waste etc goes into landfills; when a landfill is ‘capped’ with a membrane and/or a thin layer of clay, this organic waste enters an anaerobic state and generates methane.

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  • Unlocking energy potential: oil and gas in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • 10 June 2024
    • Posted by: David Bamford
    • Category: energy excellence
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    Sub-Saharan Africa is a region rich in natural resources, particularly oil and gas. However, it is also a region that faces significant energy poverty.

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