Tag Archives: electricity

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bujagali Hydropower dam located downstream Kiira and Nalubale power dam is one of the biggest dams constructed under Private Public Partnerships(PPPs). The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to …

Twaake is coming in to bridge the gap of delivering clean energy to the households Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of global energy sector leaders coordinated by Power for All and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation has launched an integrated energy pilot in Uganda aimed at increasing power …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of residents in Luwero district says they have turned to solar energy over lack of access to the electricity supplied through the national grid. Others say that they were driven off the grid by the exorbitant power costs. The testament follows findings that …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspension of the free electricity connection policy by the government has been identified as one of the push factors for illegal connections and power theft in Masaka sub-region. According to reports from the power distributor Umeme Limited, 30.4 percent of the power supplied to the …

  Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On May 12 President Yoweri Museveni raised the Bible in his right hand to take the presidential oath for the seventh time. While giving his inauguration speech to a crowd of an estimated …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |   Last week, Daily Monitor reported an arrest of seven suspects in Rubaga found with electricity materials and gadgets worth over sh3 billion. It was earlier reported that vandalism was rampant in Kiboga district,  where electric wires, surge arrestors, polymeric insulators among other items were stolen. Responding …

Umeme operates, maintains, upgrades, and expands the electricity distribution system within Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distributor Umeme Ltd is owed by government close to US$400 million (1.5 trillion Shillings), equivalent to a whole month’s national revenue, as investment costs that are yet to be recovered by the company. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni labor day remarks over electricity distribution costs seems to have sent shock waves among shareholders of Umeme Limited-the main electricity distribution company.   The concern over the President’s statement emerged on Thursday as Umeme MEME shareholders met for the annual general meeting in Kampala.  …

Kiboga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police Crime Intelligence is holding seven suspects in Kampala for their alleged involvement in vandalising electricity transmission lines mainly in Kiboga District. The suspects are Ronald Ssemaganda, Abdul Matovu, Lawrence Musoke, Obadia Matovu, Ashraf Turyatemba, Michael Niwamanya and Martin Mugiri.  The suspects were picked …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has been faulted over the failure to address inconsistent power supply in Northern Uganda. The power regulatory authority has been accused of sabotaging business development and industrialization in the Northern Region due to intermittent and low power supply. General …