Electricity infrastructure vandals to face murder and terrorism charges – Police
Netted culprits of electric equipment vandalization are to be slapped with murder and terrorism charges in courts of law, according ...
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US$331 million loan for electricity access approved
Parliament has approved a request for government to borrow up to US$331.5 million, from the International Development Association of the ...
Scrap industry highlighted as main consumer of vandalized Electricity Infrastructure
The Minister of State for Energy Okaasai Sidronius Opolot has said rampant vandalism of electricity infrastructure remains a major impediment ...
Here is why there’s an emergency shutdown of 183 MW Isimba Hydropower Plant
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu has revealed that the emergency shutdown of the 183 MW ...
DENIS JJUUKO: Good roads, electricity key in making housing affordable
There has been some excitement albeit muted about the amendment of the retirement benefits act that now allows savers to ...
African Development Bank pledges Shs256bn to support Electricity Cooperatives in Uganda
African Development Bank (AfDB) through Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has pledged over Shs256bn to support Electricity Cooperatives. The offer was ...
RICHARD SEBAMALA: Merger of Electricity Companies; Who will answer these?
On March 2022, The Independent quoted the State Minister for Privatization and Investment as having said that the new Government ...
Heavy penalties for vandalism of electricity infrastructure
A Shs1 billion fine or a 15 years jail term awaits anyone who is found guilty of vandalizing electricity infrastructure ...
OWEYEGHA AFUNADUULA: The Politically imposed Dilemmas in Uganda’s Electricity Subsector
It is true: Nearly 22 years ago, using our environmental base, we warned the young NRM government then in four ...
Here is why Museveni wants to kick Umeme out of Uganda
The State Minister for Privatisation and Investment, Evelyn Anite, this week assured legislators that government’s plan to create a sole ...
