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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 Feb 28, 2025

Only Equity Financing Lined Up For Uganda’s Oil Refinery

After the trauma Uganda’s oil project has faced over the last couple of years as shareholder requests for loans for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) were swiftly turned down, the government has decided not to return to the debt market for its other project, the oil refinery. Instead, Ugan…

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Oil & Gas Feb 28, 2025

Uganda To Announce Oil Bidding Round

Uganda is expected to make an announcement on the third oil bidding round in the second quarter of this calendar year as the country seeks for more oil resources to support two key projects – the crude oil pipeline and oil refinery – that are both due for commissioning within five years. In November…

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Oil & Gas Feb 20, 2025

EACOP Loan Has Been Secured

All the debt (loans) needed for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been sourced and signed off, according to our reliable sources. The acquisition of the last batch of debt from China was the last major hurdle for the construction of the world’s longest underground heated crude oil pipe…

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Mining Jan 14, 2025

Banaga-Baingi Is National Mining Company CEO

Dr Gerald Banaga-Baingi, the Assistant Commissioner, Technical Planning at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, will serve as acting chief executive officer (CEO) at the newly formed Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) until a substantive CEO is appointed. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Energy Mi…

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Mining Jan 10, 2025

Blencowe Kicks Off Final Drilling At Orom-Cross

Blencowe Resources Plc has kicked off the final round of drilling at its Orom-Cross graphite project in northern Uganda as the company moves closer to completing its Definitive Feasibility Study. The UK company, in an announcement made yesterday January 9, says the 6,750-metre drilling programme is …

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Electricity Jan 6, 2025

TotalEnergies Seeks Approval To Generate Solar Power In Iganga, Tororo

TotalEnergies has submitted two notices to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) over its intention to generate and sell a combined amount of 40MW of electricity from two different solar projects in Iganga and Tororo districts. The applications represent the latest moves by TotalEnergies, the b…

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Oil & Gas Jan 4, 2025

Court Orders URA To Pay Heritage $193m After Flawed Tax Calculation In Tullow Deal

The Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority to refund $45 million (plus interest) to Heritage Oil and Gas Limited, after ruling that the tax body erroneously computed the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when omitting to add Heritage’s exploration costs of $15…

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Electricity Dec 31, 2024

The Hurdles In The Umeme To UEDCL Transition: Where Will The Money Come From?

Today, December 31, 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will hand over the electricity distribution licenses from Umeme to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. The award o…

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Electricity Dec 24, 2024

South Sudan – Uganda Power Transmission Network Cost Shoots Up To $260 Million

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a more detailed report of the funding needs for the South Sudan – Uganda power interconnection line, its associated substations and distribution lines, pointing to some key changes in both the cost and design of the project from what Uganda had earlie…

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