Fuelling Tomorrow: Uganda’s 10th Energy Convention Unites Oil, Gas and Renewable Sectors
Kampala, Uganda – April 29 2025.
Convened by the Uganda Chamber of Energy & Minerals (UCEM), in partnership with the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD) and the Uganda High Commission in The Republic of Tanzania, Uganda is poised to continue on its admirable walk as it hosts the 10th Energy Convention in Kampala. This milestone event brings together government, industry leaders, and global experts to take stoke of the journey so far and chart a new course for Uganda’s energy sector. The conference will bring together multinational corporation experts and policy makers crucial to the nation’s energy ambitions. It runs from April 29th to 30th, 2025.
The theme for this year is “Integrating Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future,” The convention will address critical issues-climate change, energy access, financing, gender inclusion-and showcase how strategic partnerships can foster collective growth.
Uganda’s energy sector boasts an installed electricity capacity of approximately 1,400 MW, with over 80% sourced from hydropower, including major plants like Karuma and Isimba. Solar energy contributes around 450 MW, powering over 1.5 million solar home systems, primarily in rural areas. Despite these advances, only 57% of households have electricity access. Uganda also has significant geothermal potential (1,500 MW) and a 51 MW wind farm in Masaka, reflecting a diversified renewable energy future.
Another key sector will be the Oil and gas that’s is set to boost GDP, create jobs, and attract foreign investment. Estimates project 1.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the Albertine Graben and a projected production capacity of up to 230,000 barrels per day. The promise of the black gold beneath the soil has seen key infrastructure projects-like the Tilenga and Kingfisher fields, the 1,443 km East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), and a new refinery-are at the heart of this transformation.
At the heart of this transformation is logistics. Over the past one-year Industry reports indicate that leading logistics firms like Threeways Shipping Services moved over 11,000 tonnes of cargo in 2024 to support major energy projects. Locally three ways Shipping is the logistics provider to global energy giants like Total Energies and CNOOC. The 10-energy convention is built around these strategic partnerships and networks like this one that seeks to drive a sustainable energy future.
A key catch of the convection are the featured keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, networking, and field visits, fostering innovation and collaboration for Uganda’s sustainable energy future.
As experts and policymakers will delve into Uganda’s progress toward oil gas and renewable energy, Uganda has an opportunity to come up with an actionable framework and solutions to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability.
Lifting our perspective Uganda is increasingly becoming energy dependent and the need id set to grow more in the near future. As Uganda integrates oil, gas, and renewables, the 10th Energy Convention will be the launchpad for bold ideas, new investments, and transformative partnerships in a country led energy compacts that leaves no one behind. In a nutshell the conference comes down to this, people, their aspirations and dreams all tied to energy.