April 12, 2023
Uganda: U.S.$1 Million Electricity Project Goes Live
A $1 million (Shs 3.7 billion) project to ensure reliable electricity supply to consumers in Butabika, Mutungo, Luzira and Kitintale has gone live. Read more »
March 19, 2023
Uganda: Uganda to Scrap Take-or-Pay Contracts in Electricity Industry
Uganda has scrapped take-or-pay contracts within its electricity industry, a business incentive that has been at the centre of attracting more than $5 billion in the country's… Read more »
Uganda: Electricity Regulator Gets New Technical Director
Eng. Judith Nayiga Ssengendo has been appointed as the new technical director, regulation, at the Electricity Regulatory Authority. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Uganda: Solar-Powered Water Irrigation Sites to Enhance Rural Farming
Government's countrywide project to design, supply and install solar-powered water supply and irrigation systems is gaining steam; and when completed, the 400 solar-powered… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Uganda: Uganda, DR Congo Sign Pact Over Transmission Line
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are undertaking a feasibility study for the construction of an electricity transmission line from Kasese to Bunia. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Uganda: Umeme's U.S.$765 Million Boosts Energy Sector
Power distributor Umeme's $765 million cumulative investments in the electricity sector have yielded positive results relating to reliability of the network but also servicing a… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Uganda: Why Uganda's Critical Minerals Industry Is Important
Recently, the world met in South Africa's Cape Town for the Mining and Alternative Mining Indaba. The Mining Indaba Conference is the largest of its kind in the world. Read more »