Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News·Op-ed

December 28, 2022

OP-ED: How Protecting Electricity Infrastructure Is a National Security Issue

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

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

January 5, 2024

Gov’t Sets Deadline For Phasing Out Prepaid Yaka Electricity Meters

The Ministry of Energy, Ruth Nankakbirwa has set a deadline for the phase-out of outdated Yaka payment meters.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

News

December 9, 2022

End Of An Era: Museveni Directs Uganda National Electricity Company Limited To Take Over UMEME

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has commenced the implementation of the Power Sector Reforms, targeting to enhance sector performance and provide affordable power to the people of Uganda. The move

ERA Releases Quarter Four of 2023 Tariffs For End-user Consumers

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced new Tariffs to be charged by power distributor Umeme on all End-Users (Retail) consumers in the country, for the last quarter of the year. The

October 5, 2023

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News

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

December 13, 2022

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News

Parliament Calls For Countrywide Power Coverage

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

December 7, 2022

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

Vision 2040: Gov’t Constructs More 14 New Power Projects To Boost Economic Development

As one of the ways to attain the projected National Development Plan and Vision 2040 and to boost economic development, the government, through the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is implementing

November 28, 2022

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·National News

Countering Climatic Change: How ERA’s Lower Power Tariffs Reduce Use Of Firewood, Charcoal

In a bid to counter the adverse impact of climatic change in Uganda, power regulator Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) in December 2021 introduced a Cooking Tariff known as Declining Block Tariff, which

November 23, 2022

Business·ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development

OP-ED: How Protecting Electricity Infrastructure Is a National Security Issue

Gov’t Sets Deadline For Phasing Out Prepaid Yaka Electricity Meters

End Of An Era: Museveni Directs Uganda National Electricity Company Limited To Take Over UMEME

ERA Releases Quarter Four of 2023 Tariffs For End-user Consumers

Minister Nankabirwa Launches Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Financing Framework

Parliament Calls For Countrywide Power Coverage

Vision 2040: Gov’t Constructs More 14 New Power Projects To Boost Economic Development

Countering Climatic Change: How ERA’s Lower Power Tariffs Reduce Use Of Firewood, Charcoal

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