The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has engaged Judicial Officers and State Attorneys on the new Electricity Amendment Act 2022 particularly to sensitize stakeholders on clauses to deter vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) while opening a sensitization seminar for judicial officers and state…
West Nile Rural Electrification Company Ltd (WENRECo), the licensed power distributor for the West Nile Region has established a 24/7, Toll-free call centre to bolster its customer experience. The State of art facility located at Ewuata Distribution Plant is the first of its kind in the Region and was launched on 3rd February 2023. Engineer…
By Denis JJjuuko Kampala: A friend always prefers to support small businesses in his neighbourhood near Kampala. He shops from small shops and kiosks. Many times, he patronizes the small bar near his home. When a somewhat modern salon opened up in his neighbourhood, he ditched the guys who had cut his hair for more…
The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) posted Shillings 27.9 billion net profit projecting the company’s trajectory growth for the year ending 2022. This was revealed by UEGCL Board chairperson, Eng. Dr Proscovia Margaret Njuki during the 12th Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 20th December 2022 at Kampala Serena Hotel. Eng. Njuki said the…
The Principal Security Officer at Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) Ronald Bogere has revealed that persons involved in the vandalism of electricity infrastructure will be arrested and charged with terrorism. He made remarks while addressing security officers from Police CID, RDCs and ISO during a training workshop organised by Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on…
The Ugandan Power Regulator, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has been voted to host the Secretariat of Independent Regulatory Board (IRB) of the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP), a regional institution established in 2005 to coordinate cross-border power trade and grid interconnection among nations of the Eastern Africa region. We learned that the decision was…
The German government and the European Union (EU) have launched the GET ACCESS Mini-grid Solar Programme, a 35 million Euro initiative to help electrify Uganda’s rural areas and contribute to the country’s transition to renewable energy. In collaboration with Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) will be in charge of program implementation which will see over 110,000 people…
The Minister of Energy and Mineral development Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Seentamu has today officially launched the hybrid electricity customer connection credit framework. During the launch, Nankabirwa revealed that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2019 (UBOS, 2019) conducted a study and it was observed that one of the main obstacles to households getting connected…
Uganda’s Power regulator, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has conducted an annual public hearing aimed at getting views in the process to determine 2023 power tariffs. Engineer Ziria Waako Tibalwa the ERA Chief Executive Officer says, in the Fourth Quarter of the year ending 2022, the Authority received applications for review of Tariffs and Budget…
Legislators have called on the government of Uganda to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of citizens in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by the House Committee on Environment and Natural relating to the erratic electricity supply in West Nile. The report was presented…
