Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world’s demand for electricity is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heatwaves, and increasing uptake of technologies that run on electricity such as Electric vehicles and heat pumps. Despite the enduring impacts of the global energy …
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However, the government owes KRECS Shs700 million for funding new connections. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has officially taken control of Kyegegwa Rural Electricity Cooperative Society (KRECS) Limited, a key player in power distribution across several central districts, firming its grip on the …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teso sub-region now has hope for electricity access to households, commercial enterprises and public institutions thanks to the Access Scale-up Project (EASP) launched by Energy and Mineral Development Minister Ruth Nankabirwa. The project valued at USD 638 million and funded by the World Bank is …
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The company’s procurement list includes electricity poles, transformers, office equipment, cables, and various services Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is gearing up for an increase in operations and procurement, projecting a significant rise in annual spending from the current average of Shs50 billion. …
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CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egypt seeks to establish power interconnection with Europe to export electricity to European countries, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said Tuesday. Shaker made the remarks during a meeting with Gordon Dickie, chairman of IM Power, to discuss ways to boost cooperation …
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Mad Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of electricity and low supply of Cotton by farmers has rendered Rhino Camp Cotton Ginnery in Mad Okollo district idle. The facility which is located in Rhino Camp Town Council has in the past been used to turn cotton into lint after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced it will discontinue payments for deemed power as the Achwa and Karuma Hydroelectric power stations are expected to commence operations this year. Deemed energy, often unused electricity available from independent power producers (IPPs) due to non-existent or weak grid infrastructure, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy, Ruth Nankakbirwa has set a deadline for the phase-out of outdated Yaka payment meters. Uganda like other countries in the region decided to switch its prepaid electric metering system to the latest technology known as Standard Transfer Specification. That standard of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal, policy, and regulatory reforms instituted between 2022 and 2023 in the electricity sector were not felt by power consumers as the year 2023 ended. It had been hoped that the Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2022 passed by parliament in May 2022 would make electricity cheaper …
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Winning the war of tariff affordability and losing the war of sustainability of electricity sub-sector COMMMENT | HARRISON MUTIKANGA | A decade after Andrew Mwenda’s article, “Electricity cost going up 40%: but who benefits most from subsidies to UMEME?” in the Independent (Issue No.196 January 13-19, 2012), the details of electricity …
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