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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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Mining Mar 11, 2022

Miners Anxiously Await Museveni Decision On Export Of Unprocessed Minerals

Uganda’s mining industry has to wait until Monday, March 14, 2022 before finding out whether the ban on the export of unprocessed minerals will be lifted or not. This is after a cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on March 7, 2022 decided to postpone the decision to next week, after…

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Electricity Mar 9, 2022

Tariffs To Drop As Govt Takes Over Jacobsen Thermal Plant

Uganda’s electricity generation tariff is expected to drop by about 18 per cent after government took over the operation and maintenance of the 50MW Jacobsen thermal power plant in Namanve, the largest such project in the country, a government statement has revealed. The power plant, which had been …

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Mining Mar 5, 2022

Uganda Minerals Minister Tours Mines

Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Nankabirwa has spent the week visiting a number of mines and plants in Eastern Uganda to get a better understanding of the minerals subsector. The minister who is in the company of Peter Lokeris, the State Minister for Minerals, has to…

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Mining Mar 4, 2022

Concern As DRC Takes Back Control Of Copper-Cobalt Mine From Chinese Firm

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a temporary administrator to run China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine at the request of state miner Gecamines, a minority shareholder in the project. This follows a dispute that broke out last year between Congolese autho…

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Mining Feb 24, 2022

UK firm to buy Sipa’s Uganda based nickel project

Sipa Resources Limited has agreed to sell its entire interests in the Akelikongo nickel-copper project in Northern Uganda to UK firm Blencowe Resources Limited, ending a nearly two-year scouting expedition for a new developer for the asset. The sale – to be completed in a phased manner – is valued a…

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Mining Feb 19, 2022

Minerals Law: Uganda To Establish National Mining Company

Uganda will for the first time have a National Mining Company to manage the government’s commercial and participating interests in mineral agreements. The provision is part of the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021 which the Parliament passed on February 17, 2022. The National Mining Company will hold a…

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Oil & Gas Feb 14, 2022

Uganda refinery project boosted by pipeline FID

Uganda’s refinery project has been boosted by the recent final investment decision (FID) for the upstream projects of the crude oil pipeline plus the Tilenga and Kingfisher oil fields. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, met executives from the Albertine Graben Refinery …

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Oil & Gas Feb 13, 2022

Excel Construction Starts Site Development Works At CNOOC’s Kingfisher Oil Fields

Excel Construction has commenced site clearance works at CNOOC Uganda’s Kingfisher oil fields before it begins constructing well pads, access roads and water intake points, in preparation for production of the oil and gas resources. Excel aims to have completed the works by the end of 2022. CNOOC Ug…

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Oil & Gas Feb 12, 2022

Study To Determine Agriculture, Housing Opportunities In Uganda’s Oil Industry Launched

DEI – A consortium of five organizations led by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has embarked on a study to define the various business opportunities the oil and gas industry is likely to open up for the agriculture and housing sectors. Makerere University’s Economic Policy Research Centre (E…

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