With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.
Kenya now generates over 90% of its electricity from renewable sources, with geothermal leading the charge from the Great Rift Valley.
The 600MW Karuma hydropower project is now operating at full capacity, dramatically boosting Uganda's electricity generation.
Off-grid solar solutions are rapidly transforming energy access for millions of Ugandans beyond the national grid.
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, hosted the International Solar Alliance (ISA) High-Level Mission from May 4 – 6, 2026 in Kampala. The mission aimed to accelerate solar deployment, strengthen enabling frameworks, and scale productive-use applications …
Joselynne Rwabwogo Rwakakooko has been appointed the new Managing Director at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a day after her predecessor, Paul Mwesigwa, was sent on “forced leave.” In a May 2, 2026 statement, Stella Marie Biwaga Cingtho, the new company board chairperson, wrote…
Paul Mwesigwa, the managing director of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), has been ordered to go on forced leave, while Lydia Ochieng Obbo, the company’s board chairperson has been sacked in a shake-up that is meant to restore the lost quality of service within the country…
Uganda’s government has started preliminary discussions on how to reconfigure thermal power plants that use Heavy Fuel Oil into projects that can use natural gas to generate power. The proposal is part of government’s bid to further polish its image as a country that is committed to wiping out dirty…
A plan to undertake a performance review of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL), with a possibility of shaking up its management, has pitted Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja against her junior, Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa. The squabble, which comes nin…
The ‘WETEREZeeee’ campaign, an amnesty program by the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to allow consumers with illegal, bypassed, or tampered electricity meters to regularize their connections without penalties, has been exten…
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