East Africa: Tanzania Unveils Plans to Supply Natural Gas to Uganda, Kenya Through Pipelines

What the report says

AllAfrica, carrying a Tanzania Daily News report, says Tanzania has announced plans to supply natural gas to Uganda and Kenya through one cross-border pipeline. The proposal was outlined on 27 July 2026 in Unguja, Zanzibar, during the Second African Youth in Oil and Gas International Conference. The report identifies the speaker as Engineer Charles Sangweni, director general of Tanzania’s Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority.

According to the Daily News account, Sangweni described the pipeline plan as part of Tanzania’s wider effort to attract investment in oil and gas and to position the country as a regional provider of cleaner energy. The planned infrastructure is presented as a way to improve energy security, expand the use of natural gas and strengthen cooperation among East African states.

The same report says Sangweni also used the conference to emphasize youth participation in Africa’s energy sector, arguing that young people will be central to building skills, innovation and future capacity in petroleum development. The gathering in Zanzibar brought together oil and gas stakeholders from across the continent to discuss investment, clean energy and ways to increase youth involvement.

The announcement matters because cross-border gas infrastructure could deepen energy links between Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya if the plan advances. However, the published report does not provide details on route, financing, construction timeline, project cost, regulatory approvals or binding agreements with the governments of Uganda and Kenya. Those issues would be central to determining whether the proposal moves from policy ambition to implementation.