Oil & Gas

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

Read Article

Featured Story

All Oil & Gas (106) Mining (80) Electricity (58) Environment (1) Policy (2) Editor's Pick (3) Featured (0) Inspiration (1) Outlook (2) Tenders | Jobs (2) Uncategorized (0)

Latest News

255 articles

Mining Jul 24, 2025

CSOs: Uganda Must Clean Up Mining Sector To Achieve Growth Ambitions

Civil society organisations under the Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas (CSCO) have expressed reservations about Uganda’s ability to generate significant revenue from the mining and minerals sector as projected in the draft for the second Domestic Revenue Mobilization Strategy (DRMS). The DRMS …

Deep Earth Admin

5 min read 0

Oil & Gas Jul 2, 2025

Uganda To Decarbonize By Blending Its Petrol With Ethanol

Fuel distributors in Uganda will soon start blending all petrol sold with 5% fuel-grade ethanol (E5), in a bid to “decarbonize the transport sector”. In subsequent years, the ethanol ratio will regularly be increased up to the 20% target set by the Biofuels Act 2020. Blended fuel refers to a mixture…

Deep Earth Admin

4 min read 0

Oil & Gas Jun 29, 2025

TotalEnergies, SLB Donate Pricey Computing Systems To Uganda Universities

Students pursuing oil and gas studies at Makerere, Kyambogo and Nkumba universities have reason to smile following the donation of costly specialized education software and computer hardware by TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB, recently. TotalEnergies provided each institution eight computer hardware…

Deep Earth Admin

4 min read 0

Oil & Gas Jun 7, 2025

DGR’s Kanywataba Oil License In Uganda Expires

Australia’s DGR Global Limited announced on Thursday that its exploration license for the Kanywataba oil block in Ntoroko district has expired, with the government of Uganda reclaiming the rights over the area. The company, which has no option of renewing the license after it exhausted the maximum e…

Deep Earth Admin

5 min read 0

Mining May 30, 2025

BoU Set To Announce Gold Suppliers

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) is expected to reveal the prequalified bidders for its gold purchasing program soon. According to the bid notice published in April, the evaluation process was meant to take ten (10) working days from the bid closing date of May 7, 2025. Prequalified bidders are those who ha…

Deep Earth Admin

5 min read 0

Electricity May 10, 2025

Solar Power Becomes Uganda’s Cheapest Energy Source As Tariff Drops to 5.1 US Cents

The tariff that investors are allowed to charge for the sale of grid-connected solar power in Uganda has dropped to its lowest level since the first plant was commissioned nearly 10 years ago, the government’s regulatory body announced on Thursday, this week. The new tariff structure now effectively…

Deep Earth Admin

5 min read 0

Mining Apr 27, 2025

How Uganda Is Boosting Its Minerals Sector To Achieve Tenfold Growth Target

Investing in infrastructure like roads and electricity is one of the ways the Uganda government is ensuring the country realizes maximum benefits from its extractives (minerals and oil and gas), according to Joseph Enyimu, the Ag. Commissioner Economic Development, Policy and Research Department at …

Deep Earth Admin

7 min read 0

Mining Apr 27, 2025

Why Africa Must Add Value To Its Minerals Amidst Global Energy Transition

In making a case for critical minerals in an interview with the BBC, Dr Robert Muggah, principal of SecDev, a geopolitical risk consultancy based in Canada said, “They are the foundation of the 21st Century economy. They are key to renewable energy, military applications and industrial infrastructur…

Deep Earth Admin

8 min read 0

Mining Apr 16, 2025

Blencowe Awarded New Exploration Licenses, Seeks To Succeed Where Sipa Failed

UK firm Blencowe Resources is making a second attempt at a nickle-copper project in northern Uganda, with the company hoping that its previous experience in the area will spring good tidings this time round. The government of Uganda has awarded Consolidated African Resources – the trading name that …

Deep Earth Admin

4 min read 0

Regional News

East Africa's energy sector, country by country

View all regional

Kenya

Kenya's Energy Transition: Geothermal Power Sets New Records

Jun 17 · Electricity