
EACOP: A New Era for Uganda’s Oil and Gas Industry
Currently 47.1% complete, the EACOP is expected to drive socioeconomic development in East Africa on the back of the region’s immense oil and gas resources.
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Currently 47.1% complete, the EACOP is expected to drive socioeconomic development in East Africa on the back of the region’s immense oil and gas resources.
The country also expects its first oil production from the Tilenga and Kingfisher fields this year.
Uganda has approved a $4 billion equity-financing plan for its oil refinery, with UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments committing funding over three years.
The project aligns with Uganda’s agenda to increase access to clean cooking through LPG adoption.
Uganda is conducting preliminary petroleum exploration studies in the Moroto-Kadam and Kyoga basins.
Kenya and Uganda have resumed discussions to extend a petroleum products pipeline from Eldoret, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda.
Uganda’s Ministry of Energy has inaugurated charging stations for EVs in Kampala to support the growth of the electric mobility industry in the country.
Over 87,000 households have been connected to Uganda’s national grid to date, as part of the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project.
Uganda has more than doubled its annual oil and gas budget for the financial year 2024/2025.
China is set to fund the development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) which will transport oil from Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga,