Uganda Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group inaugurates EITI implementation

The Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the EITI holds its 8th meeting in Kampala, Uganda to discuss the July 2020 - June 2021 work-plan to guide the EITI implementation and lead to the publication of Uganda’s first EITI report. 

Uganda’s National EITI work-plan has three main objectives: a) To enhance transparency in the extractives sector b) To strengthen revenue management and accountability and c) To build the operational and technical capacity of the MSG and Secretariat to ensure EITI is effectively implemented.

As an EITI member, Uganda will be required to disclose information on contracts and processes of awarding, exploration and production activities and revenue collected from the extractives sector. 

The first EITI national report is due in February 2022.The report will detail the key aspects of Uganda’s extractive sector following the framework and guidelines provided in the EITI Standard in order for Uganda to be validated. The successful implementation of EITI will be through close inter-agency collaboration and collective stakeholder contribution.

The MSG comprises 26 members representing the three constituencies of government, oil and mining companies and civil society. Its role is to oversee EITI implementation in Uganda so as to improve the governance of the extractive sector through enhanced transparency and accountability. 

Uganda joins the EITI

Uganda National EITI Workplan (2020-2022)

Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project (GERP)

In order to drive economic development, the Government of Uganda (GOU) has identified key focus areas in the Energy Sector in the National Development Plan (NDP) II. This includes increasing power generation, expanding the electricity transmission and distribution grid networks, increasing energy efficiency, promoting the use of alternative sources of energy, and strengthening the policy, legal and institutional framework.

Uganda's second Oil and Gas licensing round

The country’s second oil and gas licensing round for the exploration of five blocks in the Albertine Graben – Uganda – aims to increase international investment into Uganda’s oil rich energy sector, with government expecting to sign Production Sharing Agreements and  issue exploration licenses to successful firms by December 2020.

The second licensing round is driven by factors including the establishment of additional petroleum resources and reserves, the current high price of crude oil, interest in investing in the country’s oil and gas sector, a conducive investment climate and minimal geological and commercial risk. Download file

ADDENDUM TO NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION

All interested parties and registered applicants for the Second Licensing Round are hereby informed of postponement of the closing date for the receipt of Applications in the Request for Qualification (RfQ) Download file

Uganda Energy Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)

The Government of Uganda (GoU), with support from the World Bank, is preparing the Uganda Energy Access Scale-up Project (EASP).  The proposed EASP will support GoU’s efforts to scale-up access to electricity for households, refugee and host communities, industrial parks, commercial enterprises and public institutions, so as to spur socio-economic transformation, in line with Uganda’s Vision 2040 and other Government policies.   EASP activities will build on earlier Government initiatives, in the energy sector, to support the expansion and strengthening of the electricity distribution network, scale-up service connections within the network, and increase access to off-grid electricity in refugee settlements and their host communities, and to clean cooking services outside the electricity distribution network. Read more