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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 Mar 26, 2023

“Uganda Can Only Manage Small Nuclear Plants For Now”

Small modular reactors (SMR) and not large-scale nuclear power plants are a better fit for Uganda, according to Enobot Agboraw, the Executive Secretary African Commission for Nuclear Energy. Plans to add nuclear power to Uganda’s energy mix continue to take shape, after the country hosted the Intern…

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Oil & Gas Mar 2, 2023

French Court Grants TotalEnergies A Reprieve – For Now

DEI – A French civil court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania on a technicality. Under the suit filed in 2019, six Ugandan and French activist groups accused the company of failing to protect the project affected persons (PAPs) and the …

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Mining Feb 28, 2023

Blencowe Sends Graphite Samples To China For Testing

DEI – Blencowe Resources, which is carrying out exploration in Kitgum, northern Uganda, has sent its first consignment of graphite ore from its Orom Cross project to China for further testing as it draws plans to start commercial production of one of the most-sought after minerals in the global batt…

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Electricity Feb 28, 2023

Uganda To Sell Carbon Credits From Power Plants

DEI – Uganda has announced that it plans to start selling carbon credits for its hydropower plants for the first time. The move is expected to bring significant benefits to the country, including increased revenue and the reduction of carbon emissions. The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limit…

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Mining Feb 25, 2023

How Uganda Gold Dealers, Government Locked Horns Over New Tax

DEI – Uganda has introduced new financial regulations for its precious metals industry, slapping a tax levy of $200 per kilogram of refined gold exported out of the country, and a 5 per cent tax rate on every kilo of unprocessed gold. The new levy represents government’s most aggressive pursuit of r…

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Electricity Feb 23, 2023

Uganda To Host International Nuclear Power Forum

Some of the top experts in Africa’s nuclear energy space will converge in Kampala from March 14 – 17, 2023, to share experiences and seek solutions on how to introduce one of the most sensitive forms of electricity into their countries’ energy mix. Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development…

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Electricity Feb 21, 2023

Why Affordable Energy Financing For Households Will Boost Socio-economic Development

By Tonny Odokonyero Sustainable energy access is essential for driving Uganda’s agenda for socio-economic transformation, as enshrined in the current National Development Plan (NDPIII). Energy is positioned as a crucial element in the socio-economic development drive in the plan, which the governmen…

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Oil & Gas Feb 21, 2023

Uganda’s Oil Industry Following Best Practices In Land Acquisition

By Ali Ssekatawa During the next 5 -10 years, Uganda’s land acquisition processes for oil and gas infrastructure will become the benchmark for best practices for mega projects that require large chunks of land. The success of any mega infrastructure or construction project, as is in the case of the …

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Oil & Gas Feb 19, 2023

Uganda Women Seek Substantial Representation In Oil, Mining, Energy

DEI – The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is leading efforts to establish the Women in Energy and Extractives Network (WEEN) – an initiative that aims at promoting the participation of women in the oil and gas, mining and energy sectors. WEEN, which will run as a non-governmental organization onc…

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