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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 15, 2025

Stakeholder Engagement Central To Uganda’s Nuclear Energy Plans

Uganda’s desire to develop a sustainable nuclear energy programme received a boost last week when a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reviewed the country’s draft Nuclear Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Strategy (2026–2031) with the aim of enhancing it. The…

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Electricity Apr 8, 2025

Shareholders To Debate Umeme Future, Buyout Money At AGM Next Month

Following the end of its 20-year electricity distribution concession on March 31, 2025, Umeme has now shifted its focus to the future – beginning with an upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for next month. Patrick Bitature, the company’s chairman, says the AGM will present shareholders with…

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Oil & Gas Apr 3, 2025

Future Of Uganda’s Kanywataba, Turaco Oil Blocks Now Uncertain After Conjugate Energy Is Dissolved

Conjugate Energy Limited, the company that was registered in the United Kingdom in February 2023 to specifically hold the interests in the Kanywataba and Turaco oil exploration areas in Western Uganda, was dissolved on April 1, 2025 after financial woes plagued its parent company in Australia. The U…

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Mining Apr 1, 2025

Banaga-Baingi Appointed Uganda National Mining Company CEO

After serving in acting capacity for several months, Dr. Gerald Banaga-Baingi has now been officially appointed the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly formed Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC), after beating a number of applicants to the key position. His tenure will take effect fro…

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Oil & Gas Mar 30, 2025

Uganda’s Refinery Project Taking Shape With Implementation Agreement Signing

Uganda’s oil refinery project has taken a major step towards becoming a reality following the signing the of the Implementation Agreement at State House Entebbe, in a ceremony presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the main proponent of the project. A Ministry of Energy and Mineral Devel…

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Oil & Gas Mar 29, 2025

EACOP Announces Major Financing Boost Involving African Banks

On Wednesday this week, EACOP Ltd, the company in charge of the construction and future operation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), announced the closing of the first tranche of external financing for the project after more than three years of mobilizing the funds. This funding, a comp…

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Mining Mar 28, 2025

Australia’s eMetals Targets Busia Gold Project

Australia’s eMetals Limited has kicked off its exploration campaign at a potential gold deposit area in Busia district, which is close to Uganda’s eastern border with Kenya, the company announced today. The company says it recently collected soil samples from the area and sent them to a laboratory i…

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Mining Mar 23, 2025

EU, Germany Offer €6m To Support Uganda’s Mining As Critical Minerals’ Demand Increases

The European Union Delegation to Uganda (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have put up €6.25 million to support Uganda’s mining industry, under a project called Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Uganda (SDMU). The 33 months project that…

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Electricity Feb 28, 2025

AfDB Approves $153 Million For Uganda-South Sudan Power Line

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financial package of $153.66 million for the Uganda-South Sudan transmission line, clearing the way for the start of construction of a project that had been shelved for 10 years. The amount the AfDB will offer is about 60 per cent of the overall $26…

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