The Environment Governance Institute (EGI) Uganda has released a pioneering report highlighting the substantial influence of Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) on energy projects across Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In light of mounting climate change concerns and the need for sustainable energy transitions, the report sheds light on ECAs’ continued investments…
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has reassured the public of a seamless transition in power distribution once Umeme Ltd’s 20-year concession expires in March 2025. This commitment was made during a public hearing at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, organised by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to scrutinise UEDCL’s application for a distribution…
The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa has urged Parliament to support more investment in last mile electricity connections to support Uganda’s value addition agenda. “Electricity is very critical and the limitations on distribution is a common phenomenon in the entire country, where we have the national grid passing through our constituencies…
In the heart of China’s bustling Yangtze River Delta lies Taihu Lake, a vital freshwater ecosystem facing mounting pressures from rapid urbanization and industrialization. As pollution threatened the lake’s ecological balance, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) emerged as a beacon of environmental stewardship and technological innovation. With a commitment to becoming a world-class basin management…
On February 7th, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. General Hajji Abubaker Jeje Odongo, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako officially signed the Country Hosting Agreement for the Independent Regulatory Board (IRB) of the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP). This agreement comes after the Cabinet’s approval…
The Ministry of Energy, Ruth Nankakbirwa has set a deadline for the phase-out of outdated Yaka payment meters.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 metering is being recognized at the global level because, with…
The Ugandan government has allowed private firms to import petroleum products to prevent shortages and price increases due to a standoff with Kenyan fuel traders. Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Energy, told the media on Monday, January 1, 2024, that Uganda will continue to use the Kenyan importation system with the…
The Minister of State for Energy, Peter Lokeris, has reiterated that the presidential directive and ban on the export of unprocessed iron ore and other minerals is still effective. He cautioned all traders who risk to go on black market and export unprocessed minerals that the law would catch up with them. In February 2015,…
The Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankbirwa has tabled before parliament a bill to regulate the importation of petroleum products. The Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday for its First Reading and, if enacted in its current form, will grant Uganda National Oil Company monopoly to supply imported petroleum products to…
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development,Hon.Ruth Nankabirwa has revealed that the construction of oil wells started this year and by 2025, the number of wells will have been realised. The minister also blamed the deadline shifts to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations that have been de-campaigning the EACOP project Govt on Track…
