Minister of Energy and mineral development Dr. Ruth Sentamu Nankabirwa commissioning Nyagak 3 hydro power plant in Zombo district
Eng. Richard Matsiko, the acting Chief Executive Officer UETCL
Eng. Irene Pauline Bateebe, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy (centre), UEDCL’s Managing Director, Paul Mwesigwa (right), and other Ministry officials at the signing of the agreement
Hon. Dr. Canon Ruth Nakanbirwa during the official handover of electricity distribution from Umeme Ltd to UEDCL
The Minister of State for Energy, Okaasai Opolot, on Wednesday commissioned the 83km-long 132kv Gulu-Agago Transmission Project at the Agago Substation in Pader District. This line was completed and energized on 18th November 2023 and evacuates power from the Achwa 83mw hydropower project. Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) said the Gulu-Agago Transmission Project, a project […]
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, at a press conference at Uganda Media Centre, on Friday said the use of yaka meter will come to an end this year in October. Without giving reasons for the change, Nankabirwa said the prepaid meters will be migrated onto the New Token Identification System so that […]
The government of Uganda, with support from the World Bank, acquired funding of $638 million to implement the Energy Access Scale-up Project (EASP), the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, told a press conference at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Friday. Under EASP over 1,360,000 households, industrial Parks, SMEs, refugees, and host communities […]
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, and officials from Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) have announced a 1.6 percent power reduction for the first quarter of 2024. The pronouncement was made on Friday 5th January 2024 at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. The Chairperson of ERA, Sarah Wasagali said a tariff reduction of 1.6% is […]
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) earned a net profit of Shs34bn in the Financial Year (FY) 2022/23, Eng. Proscovia Njuki, the company’s Board Chairperson told shareholders at the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kampala.The AGM was attended by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, and State Minister of Finance […]
