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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 Feb 12, 2023

UETCL’s Karamagi To Contend With Private Sector, Merger

Joshua Karamagi is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), starting March 1, 2023. Karamagi, who was recently appointed by the UETCL board, replaces George Rwabajungu, who resigned in August last year. Taremwa Micheal Kananura, has been l…

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Oil & Gas Feb 5, 2023

Uganda National Oil Company To Recover 65% Of Its Costs

By Assad Mugenyi The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) will only recover 65 per cent of its expenditure once it gets its Kasuruban Contract Area to the production stage, says Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development. The minister was speaking earlier this week at the signing …

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Mining Jan 25, 2023

Blencowe Hires Top Firm To Draft Financial Plan For Orom Cross

By Jeff Mbanga Blencowe Resources has hired a firm – CPC Engineering – to draw up designs for a plant at its Orom Cross graphite plant, the UK company announced. Blencowe, which has undertaken a number of studies at the project, which is located in Kitgum district, says CPC has immense experience fr…

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Oil & Gas Jan 25, 2023

Uganda: Three Oil Blocks To Bounce Back In Third Licensing Round

By Jeff Mbanga At least three oil blocks will be part of Uganda’s third licensing round, which is scheduled to be announced in May. The ministry of Energy says it will announce the third licensing round during the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition that will take place in Kampala, in M…

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Oil & Gas Jan 24, 2023

Uganda Starts Oil Drilling Today

By Assad Mugenyi DEI – Uganda will start drilling oil for production today when President Yoweri Museveni officially commissions the rig at the Kingfisher oil field located in Kikuube district. The watershed moment comes almost two decades after the first commercial discovery of oil was made in Ugan…

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Electricity Jan 21, 2023

Uganda Scraps Take-or-Pay Contracts In Electricity Industry

By Jeff Mbanga Uganda has scrapped take-or-pay contracts within its electricity industry, a business incentive that has been at the centre of attracting more than $5 billion in the country’s power generation segment over the last 15 years. The take-or-pay model – a concept that allows a generator of…

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Oil & Gas Jan 18, 2023

Interview: Uganda’s Oil Sector Is Not As Profitable As It Was In The Past

At the height of the oil and gas exploration period in Uganda 10 years ago, Threeways Shipping Services Limited was one of the biggest local companies operating in the industry. With revenue turnover of more than $30 million, the company was the embodiment of local resilience and might. And then exp…

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Oil & Gas Jan 15, 2023

UNOC Seeks Partner, After Uganda Awards New Oil Exploration Licenses

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is to sign production sharing agreements (PSAs) and grant exploration licences – for an initial two-year period – with the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and DGR Energy Turaco Uganda Limited, according to a recent Uganda cabinet resolution. U…

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Oil & Gas Jan 13, 2023

Central Bank Governor Says Uganda’s Debt Relief Is Tied To Oil Revenues

Michael Atingi-Ego, Bank of Uganda’s acting governor, says the country hopes to offset its debt burden using oil revenues once production starts in 2025 as projected. Uganda is currently servicing a debt of about $900 million, the governor said. “We have advised government that any commercial loans …

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