Tag: Ministry of Energy

UEDCL Moves To Boost Power Supply in Isingiro, Ntungamo and Rukungiri Districts

Electricity Ibrahim Ojuku -
Electricity consumers in Isingiro, Ntungamo, Rukungiri and parts of Rwampara District are set to benefit from improved power supply reliability following the...

Museveni names Uganda’s crude oil ‘Pearl Sweet Petroleum’

EACOP admin -
President Yoweri Museveni has named Uganda’s crude oil “Pearl Sweet Petroleum”, giving the country’s petroleum a commercial identity as...

Uganda MPs Warn Electricity Gaps Could Become Electoral Liability as Rural Electrification Debate Intensifies

Electricity Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda’s rural electrification programme came under renewed scrutiny in Parliament on Thursday, with Members of Parliament warning that thousands...

Uganda’s Oil Boom Faces a Harder Test: Will Billions in Investment Deliver Lasting Wealth?

EACOP admin -
When Uganda’s government and its joint venture partners reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, it marked...

Finance Ministry Summoned Over Umeme Buyout Loan Discrepancies

Government Sarah Kamanyire -
Parliament has intensified scrutiny of one of the country's most significant energy sector transactions, summoning officials from the Ministry...