The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court (the Electricity Court) on 10th May 2022, convicted and sentenced two residents of Lira District to Three (3) years imprisonment for vandalizing and tampering with electrical installations. The convicted are Juma Saidi, a scrap dealer and Opio Tomson, both residents in Lira District. According to court records, on 2nd…
Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is hosting Five (5) Executives for the African Electricity Regulatory Peer Review and Learning Network (PRLN) from 9th to 14th May 2022. The One-Week Workshop is part of the continental efforts facilitated under the African Union for Harmonisation of Regulatory Frameworks. It will discuss issues relating to Regulatory Governance, Regulatory…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has launched a Biomass-to-Electricity pilot project at Mwanamugimu Nutrition unit in Mulago Hospital. Dubbed Biomass to Electricity cooking, the clean cooking pilot project was launched Tuesday, April 12, 2022 and is intended to eliminate use of carbon-based fuel Like charcoal and firewood and replace it with clean cooking using electricity.…
The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court, which doubles as the Electricity Court, On January 18th, 2022, convicted Abiiti Isaac and Asiku Sunday for Tampering, theft and conspiracy to vandalise power transmission lines in Kamdini District. The accused were sentenced to 20 (Twenty) months in prison for tampering with power transmission equipment, 20 (Twenty) months for…
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has recommended the halting of new investments by energy distributor, Umeme ahead of the expiry of its 25 year concession in 2025. The Minister of State for Energy, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot said this during a meeting with members of the Committee of Environment and Natural Resources to respond…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has made amendments to the electricity tariff structure with an aim of promoting access to, and use of electricity. The development was announced Thursday by the Chairperson of ERA Ms. Sarah Kanabi Wasagali, who noted that ERA’s aspiration for the next five years is to be a recognizable institution in…
Uganda’s power sector regulator, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), has for a fourth consecutive time come atop other regulators on the continent in this year’s African Development Bank’s Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI). The number of African countries ranked increased from 36 in 2020 to 43 in 2021. Dr Kevin Kariuki, the African Development Bank’s Vice President…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has seen through the interdiction of two senior officials of Rural Electrification Agency (REA) with immediate effect in a Presidential order through the Anti-Corruption Unit led by Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema. According to a letter dated April 12th 2021 and signed by President Museveni, the two officials John Turyagyenda and Godfrey…
Panic has rocked Parliament as renowned Parliamentarian and Lawyer Hon. Paul Akamba an Independent legislator representing Busiki County, in Namutumba District wrote to the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga disowning his own signature as a seconder of a motion that was to be moved on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday 26th May…
FUNDING THE COUP THROUGH ENERGY AND MINERALS CORRUPTION By the Capital Times Investigative Unit In part 3 of the Energy Mafias series, we analyse what some would believe is the biggest conspiracy under the NRM Government by bringing to you the modus operandi of the invisible cartel commandeered by former PS Kabagambe Kallisa and has also…
