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 […]