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South Africa's Energem Resources gets involved with the Stieglers Gorge hydropower project

As the East African hydrocarbons race heats up, Tanzania has found bidders for four onshore blocks, but in opening up a new oil province they will have to consider the needs of local communities and the country’s vital tourist industry, writes Thalia Griffiths.

President Jakwaya Kikwete has brought a new dynamism to Tanzania’s reform efforts, but governance worries persist. In early May, Norway’s Norconsult said it has decided to pull out of the country following internal and external reviews of the activities of its partly owned subsidiary NTZ.

Hoping to replicate its success in Uganda, Canada’s Heritage Oil Corporation has increased its presence in East Africa with farm-ins to Petrodel Resources’ Latham and Kimbiji licences, and Dominion Oil and Gas’ Kisangire and Lukuliro licences.

Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania have requested funding from the African Development Bank and World Bank Group for the joint development of the 61.5MW Rusumo Falls hydropower project on the Kagera River in Tanzania.

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The Greening Tea Industry in East Africa Project (GTIEA) is seeking bids by 21 April from consultants for feasibility studies of six small hydropower projects to be built at tea factories in four East African countries.

London-listed Aminex and its partners have hit gas with the Kiliwani North-1 well in the Nyuni/East Songo-Songo licence area.

President Jakaya Kikwete has given his support for plans by Artumas Group to export compressed natural gas to Kenya, signalling an apparent change of heart by the Tanzanian government.

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AMINEX: Egypt, Tanzania drilling plans; STERLING: Board changes

Tanzania is proving a draw for Gulf companies looking to invest in Africa.

In addition to major state companies that have long been regarded as major Gulf investors abroad, such as Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec), a number of Kuwait-based companies have been established in recent years with aspirations to become major E&P companies by investing in Africa and other emerging frontiers.