EPRA says EAPCE 2027 will run from 9 to 11 March 2027 at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority published the Kenyan notice on 5 November 2026 and directed exhibitors, sponsors and delegates to the official East African Community conference site for programmes and bookings.
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What EPRA announced for EAPCE 2027
According to the EPRA press release dated 5 November 2026, the 12th Edition of the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (EAPCE 2027) will be held from 9th to 11th March 2027 in Kigali, Rwanda.
EPRA points readers to eapce.eac.int for the conference programme, participation details, exhibition opportunities and sponsorship. The EPRA page does not list ticket prices or a full speaker roster; those sit on the EAPCE site.
Venue, theme and how the conference works
The EAPCE’27 site names the Kigali Convention Centre as the venue and frames the edition under the theme “Driving Energy Security, Growth and Global Competitiveness”. First held in 2003 and convened every two years since, EAPCE is described there as East Africa’s premier platform for dialogue, investment promotion and strategic networking across oil and gas.
Registration on the conference site was still marked “coming soon” when EPRA amplified the dates. Kenyan licensees who need booth space or sponsorship packages should watch that portal rather than EPRA’s Upper Hill desk for commercial bookings.
Country snapshots on the EAPCE site underline why the edition matters for the region: Uganda’s Albertine Graben resources moving toward production through EACOP, Kenya’s open exploration blocks, Tanzania’s offshore LNG track, and shared Lake Kivu methane potential between Rwanda and the DRC. Those country notes are investment-promotion material from the organisers, not new EPRA licence decisions.
Who in Kenya should act now
Oil marketers, LPG importers, transporters, upstream contractors, financiers and energy lawyers who usually exhibit or sponsor at regional petroleum events should lock the 9-11 March 2027 window into 2027 travel budgets. Exhibition and sponsorship slots are handled through the EAC conference site linked by EPRA.
EPRA’s Nairobi contacts remain Eagle Africa Centre, Longonot Road, Upperhill, telephone 0709 336 000, for general energy and licensing queries. Conference logistics, abstracts and field excursions sit with the EAPCE organisers.
How this sits with EPRA petroleum work
The EAPCE 2027 notice lands while EPRA is also moving petroleum and LPG clearances onto the National Electronic Single Window. See our earlier note on EPRA online clearance for LPG and petrol imports. Maximum retail pump prices for the 15 October to 14 November 2026 window remain the current tariff period on EPRA’s site.
EAPCE is an East African Community platform. Kenya’s regulator is amplifying the host announcement so local licensees see the dates early enough to budget travel and booth space before the first quarter of 2027. For operational EPRA queries that are not conference bookings, use the contacts on the EPRA EAPCE notice.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is EAPCE 2027?
9 to 11 March 2027 at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, according to EPRA’s 5 November 2026 release and the EAPCE’27 site.
Where do I register or sponsor for EAPCE 2027?
EPRA points to https://eapce.eac.int for programme, participation, exhibition and sponsorship information. Registration was still listed as coming soon when the notice went up.
Is EAPCE 2027 an EPRA-run event?
EPRA published the Kenyan notice. The conference itself is the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition under the EAC framework; operational details sit on the EAPCE site.
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