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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 Apr 3, 2026

Uganda Considers Turning Thermal Plants Into Gas-fired Power Plants

Uganda’s government has started preliminary discussions on how to reconfigure thermal power plants that use Heavy Fuel Oil into projects that can use natural gas to generate power. The proposal is part of government’s bid to further polish its image as a country that is committed to wiping out dirty…

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Mining Mar 24, 2026

Uganda Will Only Consider Research-Backed Mining Sector Reforms

“Why do we discuss the same things over and over again and yet we see no change?” David Sebagala, a senior inspector of mines at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, asked delegates at a mining sector tax dialogue in Kampala recently that sought to examine solutions to prevailing sector c…

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Mining Mar 9, 2026

How ASMs Will Transition To Bankable Enterprises

By Kenneth Asiimwe As the voice of over 500,000 artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) across Uganda, I speak from the deep gold shafts of Mubende, Kassanda and Busia, the quarries of Karamoja, salt ponds of Katwe, tin plains of Isingiro and iron ore heaps of Kigezi. For ASMs are the heartbeat of t…

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Oil & Gas Mar 3, 2026

Why Ugandans Remain Worried Despite Government’s Fuel Supply Promises

In a statement released yesterday, the government of Uganda sought to reassure the country that the war in the Middle East pitting Iran against the combined US-Israeli forces would have minimal, if any, effect on imports of petroleum products into the country – echoing our Saturday, February 28, 202…

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Oil & Gas Feb 28, 2026

Uganda On Alert Over Possible Fuel Supply Disruptions As Iran War Escalates

United States of American-led strikes on Iran could trigger a spike in fuel prices in Uganda as oil shipping companies seek new trade routes away from the Strait of Hormuz – the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian ocean. On Saturday morning, the US and Israel launched attacks on Ira…

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Oil & Gas Feb 26, 2026

Why Uganda Sought Influential Role In Kenya Pipeline Company

Proscovia Nabbanja, the CEO, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), thinks that owning a stake – and a significant one at that – in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is a no brainer. After all 65 percent of the transit volumes through the Kenya pipeline system is destined for Uganda, which translates to abo…

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Oil & Gas Feb 25, 2026

Has Uganda Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew In KPC Deal?

Uganda’s decision to acquire a 20.15 per cent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will require a test of time to prove that this was smart business. This is after earlier indications showed that the country was – of no fault of its own – in a damn-if-you do, damn-if-you-don’t situation when it was…

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Oil & Gas Feb 6, 2026

How UNOC’s Integrated Energy Business Is Taking Shape

Not long ago, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was largely defined by its minority stakes – 15 percent in each of the Tilenga, Kingfisher and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) projects. Today, that description no longer fully captures the company’s growing influence across Uganda’s p…

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Nankabirwa Reminds IOCs of July 2026 First Oil Target

Ruth Nankabirwa, Uganda’s Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, radiates exuberance and high energy – qualities that feel particularly necessary as the country enters the final stretch towards producing its first barrel of oil – 20 years after commercial discoveries were made. Getting to this…

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