As the Director of Economic, and National Content Monitoring, Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Peninah Aheebwa is responsible for ensuring cost-efficient oil and gas operations in the country, the economic feasibility of the projects and promoting the participation of Ugandans in the sector.
Ms. Aheebwa has experience in the economics, commercial and policy aspects of Uganda’s oil and gas sector. She has contributed to the negotiation of the production licenses, Production Sharing Agreements, the commercialization plans for the country’s oil and gas resources and the formulation of the country’s legal and regulatory framework.
She holds a Master’s of Science degree in Energy Studies specialising in Oil and Gas Economics from the University of Dundee, UK.
Before joining PAU, she worked with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in different capacities from 2002 to 2017, rising through the ranks to become a Principal Petroleum Officer in 2015.
She has vast experience in the areas of economics, commercial aspects, policy and planning for the oil and gas sector.
