Tag Archives: Bujagali

SN Power Company from Norway are set to take over the development of the Bujagali hydro-power station in Jinja from SITHE GLOBAL Company. The Norwegian hydro power investors led by the Chief Executive Officer of SN Power Company Torger Lien on Thursday briefed President Yoweri Museveni on their plans. Museveni assured …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The argument sounds attractive, but the numbers and the history of nationalisation say different Recently, media reports indicated that government of Uganda would like to buy Bujagali dam from Bujagali Electricity Limited (BEL). This follows recent trends by the state to own and manage the main …

By Agather Atuhaire Why are experts against it? Uganda’s electricity sector is grappling with a problem most of its sector experts are accustomed to debating about; finding the best way to lower the cost of generation.  The options being debated include an unusually tricky question; whether the government’s alleged secret …

By Agather Atuhaire Experts allege importation of faulty turbines. Is investors denial enough? When the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Muloni, announced a new power tariff on Jan. 12, she assured Ugandans that the tariff will reduce once all the five units of Bujagali Hydropower Dam have come …

By Obed K. Katureebe The Bujagali Interconnection Project (IP) for constructing the system of high voltage electrical transmission lines and related facilities to interconnect the Bujagali Hydropower Project (HPP) with the national electrical grid is under threat unless compensation issues are resolved. The Bujagali HPP, which is a 250 MW …

By Patrick Kagenda The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to the minister of State for Energy, Eng. Simon D`ujanga about the power sector and Umeme’s announcing major increases in connection fees. What is the future of the Karuma power project after Nopak pulled out? Is it likely to become a white …