Electricity

April 15, 2025

Stakeholder Engagement Central To Uganda’s Nuclear Energy Plans

Uganda’s desire to develop a sustainable nuclear energy programme received a boost last week when a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reviewed the country’s draft Nuclear Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Strategy (2026–2031) with the aim of enhancing it. The…

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April 8, 2025

Shareholders To Debate Umeme Future, Buyout Money At AGM Next Month

Following the end of its 20-year electricity distribution concession on March 31, 2025, Umeme has now shifted its focus to the future – beginning with an upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for next month. Patrick Bitature, the company’s chairman, says the AGM will present shareholders with…

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February 28, 2025

AfDB Approves $153 Million For Uganda-South Sudan Power Line

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financial package of $153.66 million for the Uganda-South Sudan transmission line, clearing the way for the start of construction of a project that had been shelved for 10 years. The amount the AfDB will offer is about 60 per cent of the overall $26…

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January 6, 2025

TotalEnergies Seeks Approval To Generate Solar Power In Iganga, Tororo

TotalEnergies has submitted two notices to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) over its intention to generate and sell a combined amount of 40MW of electricity from two different solar projects in Iganga and Tororo districts. The applications represent the latest moves by TotalEnergies, the b…

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December 31, 2024

The Hurdles In The Umeme To UEDCL Transition: Where Will The Money Come From?

Today, December 31, 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will hand over the electricity distribution licenses from Umeme to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala. The award o…

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December 24, 2024

South Sudan – Uganda Power Transmission Network Cost Shoots Up To $260 Million

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a more detailed report of the funding needs for the South Sudan – Uganda power interconnection line, its associated substations and distribution lines, pointing to some key changes in both the cost and design of the project from what Uganda had earlie…

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6 min read

December 19, 2024

We Will Retain All Umeme Staff – UEDCL MD

On October 22, this year, the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) presented its detailed plans for the country’s electricity supply industry, at a public hearing in Kampala called by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). The hearing was arranged to gather the public’s view …

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December 17, 2024

UEDCL Application For Umeme License Will Be Determined Before 2024 Ends – ERA’s Waako

By the end of this month, December 2024, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will have determined the applications by the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) for: a license for the distribution of electricity in Uganda, a license for the sale and supply of electricity in U…

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6 min read

September 27, 2024

Muzizi Hydropower Project: Will Dott Services Limited Succeed Where Others Have Failed?

Dott Services Limited, known for its long list of road works in Uganda, has today lodged another notice at the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) of its intention to bid for a license to generate and sell electricity from the 48MW Muzizi hydropower project. It is the second such notice from Dott…

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September 3, 2024

UEDCL Applies For Umeme’s Electricity Licenses

The transition for Uganda to reclaim all its electricity assets is now fully in play. The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has officially applied to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) for two different licenses that Umeme Ltd held, taking government a step closer to re…

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August 31, 2024

Argentine Company To Build Uganda’s First Nuclear Power Centre

Argentina’s INVAP-SE has signed a contract with Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to undertake studies that will guide the construction of a centre for nuclear science and technology in Soroti district. The signing comes just over 17 months after INVAP-SE signed a Memorandum of Und…

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August 10, 2024

How TotalEnergies Is Transiting From Oil Major To Fully-Fledged Energy Firm

TotalEnergies has come full circle. In acquiring Norway’s SN Power, which owns a stake in the Bujagali Hydropower Project, TotalEnergies has moved one step closer to completing its transition from being just an oil and gas major to reinventing itself into a top renewable energy company with the aim …

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