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Uganda's Oil Production Timeline: What to Expect in 2026 and Beyond

With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.

Jane Atim · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read

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Electricity Sep 3, 2024

UEDCL Applies For Umeme’s Electricity Licenses

The transition for Uganda to reclaim all its electricity assets is now fully in play. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has officially applied to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) for two different licenses that Umeme Ltd held, taking government a step closer to re…

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Mining Sep 3, 2024

Potential Clients From Japan, South Korea Assess Uganda’s Orom Graphite

Blencowe Resources Plc, the operators of the Orom-Cross project in the northern Uganda district of Kitgum, has shipped its first consignment of processed graphite flake to potential customers in Japan and South Korea, the company announced yesterday. This was after the last internal tests on the gra…

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Electricity Aug 31, 2024

Argentine Company To Build Uganda’s First Nuclear Power Centre

Argentina’s INVAP-SE has signed a contract with Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to undertake studies that will guide the construction of a centre for nuclear science and technology in Soroti district. The signing comes just over 17 months after INVAP-SE signed a Memorandum of Und…

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Oil & Gas Aug 30, 2024

Why Uganda Cannot Consider Broad ‘Cost Recovery’ Demands From Oil Subcontractors

Abdul Kibuuka, the founder and executive director, True North Consult, a manpower services company, has questioned why the laws that govern cost recovery in Uganda’s oil and gas industry do not include subcontractors amongst the beneficiaries. Speaking during an NTV studio interview last month, as p…

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Oil & Gas Aug 21, 2024

Nankabirwa Says EACOP Financial Closure Due Soon

Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, used her second media briefing of the year to raise hope about the progress in Uganda’s oil and gas industry, and allay fears over the delay in sourcing the much-needed debt for the construction of a crude oil pipeline, saying the coun…

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Mining Aug 11, 2024

Ashaba Succeeds Mweheire As UCMP Chairperson

Aggrey Ashaba is the new chairperson of the governing council at the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP), succeeding Patrick Mweheire. Ashaba, the CEO at Alliad (formerly GCC Services), has been serving as the Chamber’s general secretary since June 2021. He will be deputized by Pamela Natam…

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Electricity Aug 10, 2024

How TotalEnergies Is Transiting From Oil Major To Fully-Fledged Energy Firm

TotalEnergies has come full circle. In acquiring Norway’s SN Power, which owns a stake in the Bujagali Hydropower Project, TotalEnergies has moved one step closer to completing its transition from being just an oil and gas major to reinventing itself into a top renewable energy company with the aim …

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Oil & Gas Jul 31, 2024

UNOC Seeks 2D Seismic Data For Kasuruban Oil Block

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is seeking bidders to undertake a survey that will inform its decision on where to drill for oil at the Kasuruban Contract Area. The company, which manages Uganda’s commercial interests in the oil industry, recently issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) call f…

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Electricity Jul 30, 2024

TotalEnergies Adds Hydroelectricity Production To Its Uganda Portfolio

Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has acquired a 28.3% stake in Uganda’s 250 MW Bujagali hydropower plant, according to a company statement. This follows an agreement the French firm signed with Scatec, a Norwegian renewable energy company, to attain 100% of its subsidiary SN Power. The latter holds i…

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