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23Jun

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Energy, South Sudan

Ministry Of Petroleum Launches First Oil Licensing Round Political Progress And Stability Sees South Sudan Open Up Energy Sector For Investment

Juba, South Sudan, June 23rd, 2021 – The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) of the Republic of South Sudan, is honored to announce the launch of the country’s first Oil Licensing Round. The MoP has identified new exploration blocks with potential hydrocarbons and has compiled crucial data to provide to interested investors, operators and counterparties. According to the new analysis commissioned by the Ministry, approximately 90% of South Sudan’s oil and gas reserves remain unexplored, providing unprecedented opportunities to international investors. The Oil Licensing Round aims to attract interest from a diverse group of foreign investors to a region that is already home to oil and gas majors from China and Malaysia. The country is hoping to welcome back experienced partners and operators follo...

7Apr

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Energy, South Sudan

Ezra Power Plant Shut-Down Notice Republic Of South Sudan Government Fails To Make Promised Payments

Ezra Construction and Development Group (ECDG) hereby gives notice that the Juba power plant will cease to operate in the next few days. On 31 March, 2021, the company had notified Hon. Peter Marcello Nasir Jelenge, Minister of Energy and Dams, that it would be forced to take this drastic action unless the government of the Republic of South Sudan urgently made the US Dollar payment as set out in the PPA agreement signed on 16 August 2017. It is to be remembered that Ezra Construction and Development Group (ECDG) has built and is operating a power plant for the national grid of South Sudan. Ezra has made an extensive investment by the end of 2019 to make available over 230,000,000 kWh by the end of 2020. Over 64,000,000 kWh was consumed in 2020 alone by over 20,000 customers marking a succ...

23Oct

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Kenya News, Mozambique News, South Sudan, Tanzania News

Oil and Gas industry leaders sign up to join the Energy Ministers of Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Mozambique at the Official East Africa Oil and Gas Summit co-hosted by the Ministry of Energy Kenya 13-14 November, Nairobi

EAOGS October (MS word) Momentum is building towards the East Africa Oil and Gas Summit as market drivers TULLOW, NOC KENYA, PETROBRAS, HALLIBURTON, EXXON, ANADARKO, WEATHERFORD, FUGRO, TOTAL SA, AFREN, CHASE, BERTLING, ECO BANK, CCC, IMARA ENERGY, SIMBA, NILEPET, OPHIR and YOKAGAWA all signed up as delegates this week to attend the Ministers' Official East Africa Oil and Gas Summit (EAOGS) joining more than 100 companies who have already booked for the official annual event for the Oil & Gas industry in East Africa taking place in Nairobi 13-14 November at the Intercon Nairobi. As the Ministers’ initiative for the East Africa region EAOGS led by Hon Prof SospeterMuhongo, Minister of Energy & Minerals, Tanzania; Hon. Stephen DhieuDau, Minister for Petroleum, Energy and Mi...

18Oct

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African News, South Sudan

TPRF Grant to Bring New Water Sources in South Sudan

Wells to end long treks for often contaminated supplies LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A grant of US$10,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) will help build new wells for up to 250 families in the Equatorial and Bahral Ghazal areas of South Sudan, Africa. The donation goes to Water for South Sudan, Inc. (WFSS) to help construct wells during the approaching dry season in highly populated areas associated with government-sponsored repatriation settlements south and southeast of the city of Wau. These are the areas where Sudanese returning to their homeland after fleeing conflict are temporarily housed. "For their very survival, many South Sudanese have had to drink unsanitary water that they had to walk hours to acquire," says Linda Pascotto, TPRF pres...