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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 Dec 1, 2025

Ruto: Uganda Will Hold Stake In Kenya Pipeline Company

President William Ruto says Uganda will jointly own shares in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) once its ongoing privatization process is complete. The announcement was made during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Devki Group’s new steel plant in Tororo, Eastern Uganda, on November 23, 2025, where…

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Mining Nov 30, 2025

African Geologists Pledge Transformative Support To Uganda ASMs

Uganda’s artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASM) sector can have a more pronounced impact on the country’s economy with more strategic partnerships and use of efficient technologies. These were the sentiments of Prof. Gbenga Okunlola, President of the Geological Society of Africa, and Mosa Mabuz…

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Mining Nov 27, 2025

Devki Seeks Ban On Steel Imports, As $500m Tororo Plant Is Launched

As presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and William Ruto of Kenya presided over the groundbreaking of the Devki Group’s multi-million-dollar iron and steel plant in Tororo, Eastern Uganda, the company chairman, Dr. Narendra Raval Guru was quick to remind the former of his promise to protect local ma…

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Mining Nov 27, 2025

Prosecute Buyers As Well, To Curb Uganda’s Illicit Gold Trade

By Kenneth Asiimwe This story has become a tragic and predictable refrain in Uganda’s and the Great Lakes region’s mineral sector. An international buyer, lured by the promise of below-market-rate gold and swift, off-the-books deals, arrives in Kampala with a suitcase full of cash. They bypass licen…

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Mining Nov 10, 2025

Uganda Gold Miners: MUMA Mining License Is a Turning Point

John Bosco Bukya, the chairman of the Mubende United Miners Assembly (MUMA), says the acquisition of a small-scale mining license marks the start of great things for Uganda’s miners – not only in Kassanda District, where the license is operational, but countrywide. Bukya, who also doubles as the cha…

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Oil & Gas Nov 4, 2025

TotalEnergies, World Vision Boost Education In Buliisa

Host communities of oil and mining projects in Uganda are legally entitled to benefits such as jobs, social services and community welfare improvements from investing companies. It is under such policies that TotalEnergies EP, in partnership with World Vision, constructed new and rehabilitated old c…

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Oil & Gas Nov 4, 2025

Uganda Should Not Expect Much from COP30

By Guest Writer As global leaders prepare to convene for COP30 in Brazil, Uganda should temper its expectations. Despite years of climate negotiations, real commitments to reduce emissions, finance adaptation, and ensure climate justice for vulnerable nations have remained elusive. While these high-…

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Oil & Gas Oct 24, 2025

Road To Uganda’s First Oil: Kingfisher Likely To Be Starting Point

For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km pipeline to the Tanzanian coast of Tanga by July 2026, more than 20 years after the first commercial discovery was made. There is growin…

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Electricity Oct 13, 2025

Nankabirwa Extends Amnesty To Electricity Thieves, Promises Network Stability

The ‘WETEREZeeee’ campaign, an amnesty program by the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to allow consumers with illegal, bypassed, or tampered electricity meters to regularize their connections without penalties, has been exten…

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