The Uganda Oil Refinery is a planned crude oil refinery in Kabaale village, on the Eastern shore of Lake Albert along the Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Region, Uganda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been planned since 2010. Community opposition was repressed early on.
What is oil palm research in Uganda?
Oil palm research in Uganda is spearheaded by the National Crop Resources Research Institute, NaCRRI. It is funded by the government of Uganda and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD through the National Oil Palm Project, NOPP under the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF.
How is oil palm cultivation expanding in Uganda?
In Uganda, oil palm cultivation is expanding through attraction of large commercial farmers and inclusion of local small-scale farmers in setting up new oil palm plantations across the country.
Will Uganda take a 40 percent stake in the oil refinery?
The government has been planning to take an equity stake of up to 40 percent in the refinery through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) (with the possibility of it selling some of this stake to other governments from the East African Community).
Is it a FEED contract for Uganda’s first refinery?
"Consortium Lets FEED Contract for Uganda’s First Refinery". Houston: Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2018. ^ Frederic Musisi (9 August 2018). "Italian Firm Given Nod On Refinery Design Tender". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 August 2018. ^ Elias Biryabarema (4 July 2023).
Can oil palm plantations be introduced to Uganda’s tropical forest islands?
The introduction of oil palm to Uganda’s tropical forest islands in Lake Victoria – a review of experiences and proposed next steps. pp5-18, In: Ssemmanda R, Opige MO (eds.), Oil palm plantations in forest landscapes: impacts, aspirations and ways forward in Uganda. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Tropenbos International.