WAZIRI wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki, January Makamba, amesema ziara za Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan zimeiwezesha nchi kupata miradi ya zaidi ya USD bilioni 5.6 na mtaji unaoingizwa nchini kukua kutoka USD Bilioni 1 moja mwaka 2020 hadi USD Bilioni 5.6 mwaka huu. Akizungumza katika mahojiano maalum na waandishi wa habari...
China’s CNOOC Ltd is planning offshore oil and gas exploration with state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation as the East African nation seeks to boost the development of its natural resources. The joint will be conducted in the deep-sea blocks 4/1B and 4/1C held by TPDC, according to Tanzania Energy Minister January Makamba. The acreage is...
The government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm for the construction of petroleum receiving and storage infrastructures. The deal was signed by the Ministry of Energy and representatives of the UAE-based Emirates National Oil Company Group (ENOC). The decision aims at making Tanzania a petroleum hub in...
The minister for energy, January Makamba, assured Equinor that the government is committed to working with its partners to finalize all agreements related to the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant by December this year. Minister Makamba said this while taking part in a workshop at Equinor’s Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant recently in Hammerest, Norway....
Energy Minister January Makamba will begin a 21-day tour of 14 regions to bring services to the people and explain the ministry’s plans to address the sector’s challenges. Speaking before the press yesterday, Hon Makamba revealed that he plans to break down the Tsh.500 billion allocated by the government in this 2022/23 financial year to...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to seek other options for their energy supply and cut their dependence on Russia. Looking for substitutes for Russia’s gas, the EU has turned its eyes to Africa’s most untapped gas potential. There are multiple LNG gas producers in Africa that the EU has been importing gas from...
The post-COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to disruption of the global oil market that has spread rampant hiking of food prices and other human’s basic needs across the world. Countries worldwide are now grappling to contain commodity rapid prices soaring by adopting measures to control fuel rises that spread havoc to every...
Unconfirmed news about an increase in electricity price per unit has caused controversy across social media in the last two days. Today June 10, 2022, the Minister for Energy, Hon January Makamba, cleared the air after he refuted the information saying it is untrue and people should ignore them. Hon Makamba made those remarks when...
Halima Mdee, a special seat MP and staunch parliamentarian won the attention of more than 300 MPs at the parliament in Dodoma when she raised critical questions to Bumbuli MP and the Minister of Energy, Hon. January Makamba. Halima Mdee raised her scepticism on the underway construction of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, which has...
The Minister of Energy and the Bumbuli MP, Hon January Makamba, said that one of the energy sector’s significant successes was establishing a strategic oil reserve in one year of President Samia’s presidency. Hon Makamba said that yesterday March 25, 2022, on Azam TV program themed ‘the success of President Samia’s 1st anniversary. “You all...