August 29
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Financial Closure Due Soon - Energy and Minerals Minister
Ruth Nankabirwa, the minister of Energy and Mineral Development, used her second media briefing of the year to raise hope about the progress in Uganda's oil and gas industry, and… Read more »
June 26
Uganda: Striking Gold, Bitcoin Mining and Energy Exploration in Uganda
On May 23, 2018, Uganda hosted the first-ever African Blockchain Conference, and crypto-currency was among the discussion topics. Read more »
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 »