Energy and Extractives Update

Western Region, 23 August 2025: The Geoscience team is conducting a field geological assessment and ground verification of identified artisanal mining zones in the Ankole and Kigezi regions. The exercise also includes...

Igongo Country Hotel, Mbarara, 21 August 2025: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), in partnership with the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), held a stakeholder sensitisation workshop at Igongo...

DGSM/MDP Main Boardroom, Entebbe, 21 August 2025: The Geothermal Resources Department convened a departmental meeting chaired by the Ag. Commissioner, Mr. Vincent Kato. The session focused on outlining key activities to be...

Hoima City, 20 August 2025: A 14-member delegation from the Public Service Commission (PSC), led by Chairperson Ms. Winnie Agness Kabogoza Musoke, contacted a two-day familiarisation tour of oil and gas projects...

KASNEB Building Nairobi, Kenya, 19 August 2025: Hon. Dr. Canon Ruth Nankabirwa led a delagation to meet Kenya's Ministry of Petroleum to finalize collaboration on the Eldoret–Kampala refined petroleum products pipeline. The...

Petroleum House, Entebbe, 28 August 2025: The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Eng. Irene Bateebe, convened a meeting with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) team...

K-Hotels, Entebbe, 28 August 2028: The Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Uganda (SDMU) project convened a Roadmap Planning Workshop to strengthen the mining sector’s contribution to Uganda’s socio-economic transformation in...

Alupe, Busia District, Saturday, 16th August 2025: H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned the Wagagai Gold Mining Project in Alupe,  Busia District, marking a landmark step in Uganda’s efforts to refine gold...

The Minister of State for Energy, Hon. Okaasai Sidronius Opolot, officially launched the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Starter Kit Distribution Project in Kumi District, marking a significant milestone in Uganda’s energy transition...