Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing excitement in Katakwi District following the announcement of a government plan to extend electricity to various trading centers and villages. The development is aimed at boosting low-voltage electricity supply, particularly in trading hubs and healthcare facilities, to support value addition and …
Read More »Uganda’s power generation tops 2,000 MW after completion of Karuma plant
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s total electricity generation has reached 2,052 megawatts (MW) following the completion of the Chinese-built 600-MW Karuma Hydropower Plant, a minister said on Thursday. Ruth Nankabirwa, Uganda’s minister of energy and mineral development, told reporters that this marks a major milestone as the East African …
Read More »Gov’t signs shs34 trillion contract for Buyende Nuclear Power Plant
Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy has signed a services contract with a Korean firm which will evaluate the site where the 8400 MW nuclear power plant will be located. The MInister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa said the signing of the contract worth $ 9 billion …
Read More »Uganda’s ‘first oil’ dream shifts to June 2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has shifted the timelines for the possible flow of oil and gas being developed in the Albertine Graben. The timelines have been shifting due to a delay in putting in key infrastructure like the refinery and the East African crude oil pipeline, …
Read More »What next for Albertine oil refinery?
HOIMA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil and gas sector over the weekend got a vote of confidence from Alpha MBM with the signing of an implementation agreement for a green refinery in the Albertine Graben. The Uganda Refinery project is estimated to cost around US$ 4 billion or …
Read More »UECDL: No electricity without paying
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) now controls the country’s electricity distribution network with the end of the 20-year Umeme concession. UECDL’s management under Paul Mwesigwa not only takes charge of the 170,000 transformer zones and 34000 kilometers of lines. It also inherits a …
Read More »Government, NCBA driving Uganda’s electric mobility revolution
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has ignited Uganda’s electric vehicle (EV) revolution with the launch of its inaugural public EV charging station at Amber House, in a move aimed at propelling EV adoption nationwide, stimulating market growth, and significantly reducing Uganda’s carbon …
Read More »UECCC initiates ORIO mini hydropower project to enhance rural electrification
Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground …
Read More »Uganda says construction of regional crude oil pipeline on course
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The construction of a 1,443-km crude oil pipeline between Uganda and neighboring Tanzania is on schedule, Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa said on Thursday. The civil works of the 3.55-billion-U.S.-dollar East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) between the oil wells in …
Read More »UEDCL gets power distribution license to replace Umeme
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has officially been handed the electricity distribution license ready to replace Umeme Ltd, effective April 1, 2025. Umeme’s 20-year concession ends in March 2025, and UEDCL’s takeover of the distribution mandate is in line with the government’s decision …
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