Umeme Chief Operations Officer Florence Nsubuga and Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer Blessing Nshaho receive materials from the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa in Luuka Kampala | RedPepper Digital – African Development Bank (AfDB) would probably bring back the long-standing lost confidence in Uganda’s electricity body; Umeme, which has faced a lot […]
UMEME will facilitate the connections of 87,500 rural households to affordable electricity Uganda’s electricity access rate stands at 57%, comprising 19% and 38% on-grid and off-grid connections AfDB has funded similar projects elsewhere on the continent, including neighbouring Kenya The Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project […]
Kampala, Uganda — Big industrial electricity consumers could soon buy electricity directly from generators or the transmission company to lower the electricity tariffs, according to the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa. Nankabirwa, who spoke during the launch of Electricity Regulatory Authority House in Kampala on Sep.30 said the energy ministry is currently […]
Big industrial electricity consumers could soon buy electricity directly from generators or the transmission company to lower the electricity tariffs, according to the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa. Nankabirwa, who spoke during the launch of Electricity Regulatory Authority House in Kampala on Sep.30 said the energy ministry is currently spearheading the amendment […]
The government is set to sell surplus electricity from Karuma hydropower dam to South Sudan. Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, the minister for Energy and Mineral Development, last week said the government would build electricity substations at Elegu border town in Amuru District in a move to trade its excess electricity. Ms Nankabirwa made the remarks while […]
The government is set to sell surplus electricity from Karuma hydropower dam to South Sudan. Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, the minister for Energy and Mineral Development, last week said the government would build electricity substations at Elegu border town in Amuru District in a move to trade its excess electricity. Ms Nankabirwa made the remarks while […]
Uganda last-mile connectivity increases electricity access to rural communities Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 September 2021: With support from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in the eastern Luuka District. The objective of the project is […]
Green fund backed by Al Gore takes £440m stake in Octopus Energy 1 A clean energy investor headed by former US vice-president Al Gore has taken a £440 million stake in Octopus Energy – in a deal valuing the UK energy company at up to £3.37 billion. Generation Investment Management has taken a 13 per […]
Uganda Clays and Stanbi Bank dominated trading activity at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) in the quarter ended June, according to USE chief executive officer Paul Bwiso. During the period, Mr Bwiso said, Uganda Clays had traded 85.4 million shares, accounting for 56.79 per cent of traded volumes while Stanbic accounted for 25.3 per cent […]
Representatives of UMEME Ltd hand over electricity connection accessories to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development recently handed over electricity connection accessories to Uganda’s main power distribution company, UMEME Limited for last-mile connectivity of 87,500 rural households to affordable electricity. The Ugandan government, with support […]
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