Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Xsabo Group says they plan to build another three projects, which will bring the number to five plants with a total installed capacity of 150 MW, worth a total investment of 735 Billion Shillings. The company received funding for the Mubende project worth 63 …
Read More »UEGCL to take over Namanve thermal plant as Jacobsen concession expires
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namanve thermal power plant, a heavy fuel oil plant operated by Jacobsen Uganda Thermal Power Plant Limited is to revert to Uganda government after the concession of Jacobsen expires next month. Julius Wandera, the director of Corporate and Consumer Affairs at the Electricity …
Read More »ERA, investor in bitter row over Kisoro power project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row between Elemental Energy Uganda Limited and Electricity Regulatory Authority-ERA over the license for the construction of a hydro power project on River Kaku in Kisoro district. Elemental Energy received a license in October 2017 to build the 7MW Nyamabuye power …
Read More »Uganda’s increased electricity generation
What are the implications of the commissioning of the 183MW Isimba dam for end-user tariffs? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS WANDERA | The installed capacity of Uganda’s electricity generation increased to 1,177 MW in March 2019, following the commissioning of the Isimba Hydro Power Plant (HPP) that added 183 MW …
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