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ERA Shines Again! Wins Majority Vote to Host Eastern Africa Power Secretariat

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…

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“Don’t Break The Chain Of Museveni’s Good Leadership” – ONC Boss ‘Namyalo’ Tells People Of Apac District

The Senior Presidential advisor & personal Assistant Office of the NRM National Chairman Kyambogo & National coordinator, Bazzukulu Ms Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo has warned the people of Apac against opportunists who want to break the chain of President Museveni’s good leadership. Ms Hadijah made the remarks on December 15, 2022 at Mayov Hotel in Apac…

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Mini Grids for Rural Electrification: Gov’t Partners With Germany, EU to Increase Electricity Access To Ugandans

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…

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Minister Nankabirwa Launches Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Financing Framework

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…

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Monsters: Two Americans Remanded To Luzira Prisons For Torturing 10 Year Old Son

Police in Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested and charged two foster parents,of American origin to Buganda Road Court on the 09.12.2022, with the Aggravated torture of their 10-year-old son, and they were remanded till the 14.12.2022. According to police spokesperson SPC Fred Enanga revealed that facts gathered indicate that suspects Nicholas Spencer aged 32 and…

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2023 Tariff Review Process: This Is What You Missed At ERA’s Annual Tariff Review Public Hearing

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…

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ONC Boss ‘Hajjat Namyalo’ Launches NRM National Mobile Task Force, Reassures ‘Bazzukulu’ That President Museveni Will Meet Them When Health Situation Normalizes

The head of the Kyambogo based Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Namyalo Hadijah Uzeiye has revealed that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is aware of the demands by his Bazzukulu (Grand Children) to have an interaction with him but they need to wait until the health situation in the country normalizes. Namyalo who…

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