With the long-awaited Final Investment Decision behind us, Uganda's oil sector is entering a critical phase of infrastructure development.
Off-grid solar solutions are rapidly transforming energy access for millions of Ugandans beyond the national grid.
Ugandans have been advised to regulate their travel and embrace alternatives such as car-pooling as the country braces for another round of fuel price increases linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Irene Bateebe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, says…
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…
More than 15 years since they started drumming up the windfall of benefits from Uganda’s oil industry, officials at the Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals (UCEM) are confident that the country is close to producing its first barrel of commercial oil. Speaking during a media briefing ahead of the …
Despite steady fuel price increases over the last month, the situation could have been worse had it not been for the intervention of the Uganda government, Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, told a parliamentary committee last week. “If it wasn’t for our continuous enga…
Gold mining at Okemer in Abim district is set to resume, following a high-level government meeting on March 31, 2026 in Kampala. Convened by the State Minister for Mineral Development, Phiona Nyamutoro, the meeting brought together representatives from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF), the …
Uganda’s government will kick off consultative meetings in the gold-rich districts of Busia and Kasanda in May as it seeks to publicise a set of regulations that will govern the operation of mineral markets. While meeting the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources on April 1, 2026 Agnes Alaba,…
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