This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management, healthcare, telecommunication, education and governance reconfigurations for Petro-cities. Throughout the book the authors highlight infrastructural, governance and policy approaches to drive decarbonisation.
The Africa Regional Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) invites prospective bidders from eligible organizations and/or independent consultants to assist in the development of a three-year Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2025 by submitting a technical and financial proposal.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have made tremendous progress in their efforts towards energy transition amidst their emerging oil and gas sectors. Discoveries of commercially viable fossil fuel deposits have resulted in heightened expectations among the populace because of the direct and indirect opportunities compared to the renewable energy sector
Extractives and energy transition in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) raises a number of dilemmas and opportunities that are worth noting. While there have been efforts in achieving the desired transition towards a low carbon economy, the region has put immense efforts towards exploration and development of fossil fuels. The new discoveries of oil deposits in Kenya and Uganda and gas in Tanzania have pivoted the region into emerging oil countries that are keen on harnessing this nascent sector. Locally, the situation has led to heightened expectations on the job and business opportunities that the sector presents. This however does not negate the actual and potential impact in terms of job and business opportunities that the renewable sector presents.
Kenya is adjusting to the reality of hosting upstream petroleum operations, which are specialized and technically complex. While the sector presents important opportunities for economic development, substantial health, safety, and environmental (HSE) risks are bound to arise in all the phases. Recognizing and controlling such risks is critical to preventing fatalities and damage to the
environment. Thus, a strong HSE regulatory regime, aligned with prevailing international standards and best industry practice, is necessary to protect lives and the natural environment.
This paper analyses the extractives industry in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) and youth participation. It examines not only, the state of the extractives industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also youth participation in the extractives industry and its associated challenges as well as the opportunities and measures that can be taken to strengthen youth participation in the industry.
The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the global economy severely although this varies from one sector to another. The pandemic has equally impacted the extractives industry (oil, gas and mining) especially through measures imposed by governments in a bid to reduce or stop the spread of the virus. Some of these measures by governments include restriction of movement, public gatherings and learning among others.
The Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry is a key tool to help companies shape the structure and content of their sustainability reporting. Published in conjunction with the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP), it brings together the collective wealth of technical expertise from the membership of the three associations.
This chapter provides an overview of Kenya’s standing with Transparency and Accountability within the extractives sector.
Fact sheet summary: This Factsheet urges communities to try and resolve their grievances through locally available mechanisms, most notably ADR, liaison committees, community-based structures or TDRMs, among others, before engaging state-based judicial mechanisms such as courts.