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Energy Minister Fires UEDCL Board Chairperson, Suspends MD Mwesigwa And Appoints Eng.Rwakakooko In Acting Capacity

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

After firing  theUganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) Board Chairperson Lydia Ochieng Obbo and suspending long serving Managing Director Paul

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UEDCL Powers Local Content with UGX 285 Billion Energy Budget

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has called on energy sector players to take advantage of

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Electricity Access Scale-Up Program to Connect 900,000 Homes-PS Bateebe

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu The Permanenet Secretary ,Ministry of Energy and minerals Development , Eng. Irene Pauline Bateebe , has announced

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Power And Elec International Expo Set For July 10th, 2023

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in partnership with Exhibitions & Trade Services India PVT Ltd

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Uganda Rolls Out National Biofuels Blending Programme With E5 Launch

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development,  Ruth Nankabirwa, announced the official rollout of Uganda’s National Biofuels

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After Umeme Exit ,Electricity Tariffs To Go Down By 5.2%- ERA Announces

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu In Kampala The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced that starting January, electricity tariffs for most categories

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Ugandans Happy As UEDCL Takes Over Umeme Functions To Distribute And Sell Power In Uganda

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Government committed to lower the cost of electricity and increase connectivity – Minister Nankabirwa By Zulfah Namatovu In Kampala The

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Uganda Achieves 95.5% Completion in Prepayment Meter Upgrade Ahead of TID Rollover Deadline

November 30, 2024December 1, 2024 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu Uganda has made remarkable progress in upgrading its prepayment electricity meters to meet the global Token Identifier

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Government Launches  Resettlement Action Plan Study (RAP) For Buyende Nuclear Power Project

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Zulfah Namatovu The government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has launched the resettlement action plan study

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West Nile Finally Connected To The National Grid As The Long Standing NRM Pledge Is Fulfilled

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

The historical NRA/NRM government to connect the West Nile region to the national electricity grid has finally come to pass

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Hybrid Souls: The Peasant DNA in Africa’s Middle Class

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The 2026 Election Roadmap; NRM’s Unquiet Polls Legacy-Ofwono Opondo
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A shout out to CJ Owiny- Dollo, Norbert Mao over Balaalo paranoia -Ofwono Opondo
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A shout out to CJ Owiny- Dollo, Norbert Mao over Balaalo paranoia -Ofwono Opondo

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The Balaalo Saga In Northern Uganda : Minister Norbert Mao’s Perspective

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Ankole; the confluence of milk, tea, tourism, factories, old and new money- Ofwono Opondo

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