The Tanzanian government has arranged a draft agreement with international oil companies to collaborate in building a $30b LNG export project. Tanzania is competing with Mozambique to build the export plant.
Tanzanian's overall access to electricity increased from less than 30% to 67.3% during the last decade. The access to power in rural areas increased from just 2% in 2007 to 47.5% in 2017, and urban areas reached 97.3%.
Octant Energy announced it has signed a term sheet with Rosseau Asset Management to receive a $10m fund for the acquisition of Afren’s Block L17/L18 and Block 1 in Kenya, as well as the Tanga Block in Tanzania.
Uganda’s Energy Minister, Irene Muloni, announced the government’s plan to construct a unitary pipeline worth $3.35b to transport the country's crude oil from Hoima to Tanzania’s Tanga Port.
Solo Oil, a natural resources investment company, has negotiated the acquisition of a 10% interest in Helium One Limited for a total consideration of $3.19m.
Otto Energy Ltd announced that the Tanzanian Minister for Energy and Minerals has granted a one year extension to the initial exploration period for the Kilosa-Kilombero Licence until 22 February 2018.
Four African countries sharing the Lake Tanganyika basin are meeting in mid February in the Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss a joint exploration of oil and gas in the area.