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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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Oil & Gas Jul 21, 2024

Nankabirwa Urges New PAU Board To Serve Diligently As Uganda’s First Oil Looms

Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has reminded Lynda Biribonwa, the new Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) board chairperson and her fellow board members of the “crucial responsibility” they have “to ensure the delivery of Uganda’s First Oil”. She has encouraged them t…

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Electricity Jul 11, 2024

Tests On Kigwabya Hydro To Start Soon

PA Technical Services will start testing the two units at its 4.7MW Kigwabya hydropower project in Kagadi district this month of July 2024, ahead of the start of commercial operations later this year. The tests are expected to last at least three weeks. The testing of the units is the closest step t…

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Mining Jul 11, 2024

Bank of Uganda To Buy Gold From Local Market

Bank of Uganda (BOU) has made its first public announcement on its plan to buy gold from the local market, a move that is set to introduce the most credible client for artisanal miners in Uganda. According to the State of the Economy for June 2024, a report that Bank of Uganda released on July 10, t…

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Mining Jun 20, 2024

Minister Nyamutoro In Gun Scuffle At Kenya Tycoon Narendra Raval’s Mining Site

Phiona Nyamutoro, Uganda’s State Minister for Mineral Development, was this morning involved in a scuffle in Kisoro district, with the private guards hired to secure a mining site under National Cement Company Uganda Ltd (NCC), accused of trying to shoot at her. Nyamutoro, who was in the district to…

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Mining Jun 20, 2024

Uganda’s Energy Ministry Clarifies On Gold Smelting License

On May 30, 2024, we published a story under the headline Uganda Issues First Mineral Smelting License For Gold. The story, which we sourced from the government’s Mining Cadastre, noted that a company called SD Test had been issued the country’s first 15-year mineral smelting license for gold in earl…

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Electricity Jun 6, 2024

AfDB Chooses US Firm To Review Uganda’s Rural Power Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has selected American firm NRECA International to review the old feasibility studies and designs that were used during Uganda’s first phase of the Rural Electrification Access project, and come up with updated reports before the country can resume extending voltag…

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Mining May 30, 2024

Uganda Issues First Mineral Smelting License For Gold

Uganda has issued a mineral smelting license for gold – a first in the market and one that could spur more interest in adding value to raw ore. SD Test Company, which already holds a couple of mining exploration licenses for other metals in Uganda, received a 15-year license in early May, 2024 from …

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Electricity May 24, 2024

Uganda Mining Company To Lead Uranium Exploration

The newly incorporated Uganda National Mining Company will lead the exploration of uranium in the country, a mineral that the government considers critical in meeting its ambition of setting up a large nuclear power plant by 2031. Irene Bateebe, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Energy and …

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Oil & Gas May 24, 2024

Securing Land Rights For Uganda’s Oil Project Development

Like the old adage goes, “a clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It must go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.” Over the past few years, Uganda’s approach to land acquisition for oil and gas infrastructure has emerged as a beacon of best practices for mega p…

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