| Type | Government Agency |
|---|---|
| Industry | Petroleum |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | 34-36 Lugard Avenue, Entebbe, Uganda |
Key people | Jane Mulemwa Chairperson [1] Ernest Rubondo Executive Director [2] |
| Products | Exploration licences, refining licences, transportation licences, marketing licences, investment advice |
Number of employees | 37+ (2017) [3] |
| Website | Homepage |
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAOU), also known as the Uganda National Petroleum Authority, is governmental organisation that regulates the petroleum industry in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Its responsibilities include licensing, regulation, supervision of exploration, harvesting, refining, marketing, and disposal of petroleum products in the country. Although owned by the Ugandan government, it is expected to act independently. [4]
The law authorising the creation of PAOU is known as the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act 2013. It was passed by the Ugandan parliament on 7 December 2012 and was assented to by the president of Uganda on 12 March 2013. The law was gazetted on 15 April 2013. [5] PAOU was established once the president named its board of directors and once Uganda's parliament approved the board members. [6] [7] [8] In August 2017, PAOU advertised 37 mainly managerial positions, in preparation for first oil, at that time expected in 2020. [3]
The headquarters of PAOU is at 34-36 Lugard Avenue, in Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. [9] The coordinates of the headquarters of the authority are:0°03'15.0"N, 32°28'52.0"E (Latitude:0.054167; Longitude:32.481111). [10]
The chairperson of the board is Jane Mulemwa, a Ugandan chemist and academic. Other members of the board are Bernard Ongodia, Kevin Aanyu, Noble Banadda, Lynda Biribonwa, Doreen Kabasindi Wandera and Kiryowa Kiwanuka. [11] In June 2016, Ernest Rubondo was appointed as executive director and chief executive officer of PAOU. [2]
Having served the prescribed four years, the first board was disbanded and a new board was appointed and sworn in, in 2020. [12] [13]
| Rank | Director | Position | Specialty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Mulemwa | Chairperson | Chemist | |
| 2 | Bernard Ongodia | Member | Principal of Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba | |
| 3 | Doreen Kabasindi Wandera | Member | Chairperson of the African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation | |
| 4 | Kevin Aanyu | Member | Lecturer at the Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies, Makerere University | |
| 5 | Kiryowa Kiwanuka | Member | Attorney-at-Law, Chairman Express Football Club | |
| 6 | Noble Ephraim Banadda | Member | Biosystems Engineer, Country Director for African Institute for Capacity Development | |
| 7 | Lynda Biribonwa | Member | Environment, health, safety and quality management professional | |
| Total | 7 | |||
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