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Fuel marking has almost hit 100 per cent, according to a study by the Atlantic Council Global Energy Centre.  The study authored by Dr David Soud with support from Dr Ian Ralby and Rohini Ralby indicates that whereas the global petroleum downstream sector continues to face criminality and smuggling, Uganda has, through the Fuel Marking and Quality Monitoring Programme, achieved substantial success against adulteration, which has reduced from more than 29 per cent in 2008 to just 0.5 per cent. The programme, which names and shames non-compliant petroleum product dealers has over the years com...

Daily Monitor Thursday March 04 2021 Umeme has been replacing wooden poles with concrete poles in nothern Uganda while UETCL is replacing the same with pylons. PHOTO | COURTESY Summary UETCL has at least 20 kilometres left on a 300-kilometre stretch on which it is replacing wooden poles with pylons while Umeme is replacing wooden poles with concrete poles in swampy areas in northern Uganda. Advertisement Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is in the final leg of completing the replacement of wooden poles with pylons between Lira and Tororo districts.  UETCL, under the pro...

Daily Monitor Thursday February 11 2021 Ms Lilly Ajarova, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) says Africa is one of the fastest growing tourism markets, after Asia and the Pacific thus it is the right time for Uganda to position itself and tap from the potential within the continent. FILE PHOTO Summary According to him, the National Development Plan (NDP III) anticipates that by 2025, international tourist arrivals from United States, Europe and China will grow from 210,000 to 500,000 tourists, a core element in increasing annual tourism revenue from $1.6 billion to $3 billion. Advertisement Gover...

Daily Monitor Thursday December 24 2020 Demand for electricity is expected to grow by a huge margin in the next four years. PHOTO | FILE Advertisement     Total energy sales in the domestic market are projected to grow by 7 per cent on average per year from about 2,598 gigawatts per hour in 2016 to 4,929 gigawatts by 2025, according to Rural Electrification Agency.  The projections are contained in the 2016/25 Cost Generation Plan, which also indicates that the larger share of power will be among Industrialists.  The growth forecasts reflect the general positive outlook of Uganda’s econ...

Daily Monitor Thursday December 17 2020 This was an improved performance compared to the Shs66b that the agency posted in the 2018/19 financial year. The growth in profits was largely attributed to commercial operations at Isimba Hydro Power Plant which generated Shs125b worth of electricity sales. Advertisement A new report by Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has indicated that company made Shs161b in profits between March and December.  This was an improved performance compared to the Shs66b that the agency posted in the 2018/19 financial year. The growth in profits wa...