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Engineers in last round tests ahead of Karuma Dam completion


Synchronization is the most important test to confirm that the units can put power on the grid, but there are other tests to be done

Karuma , Masindi , Uganda , Uegcl- , Ganda-electricity-generation-company-ltd , Umeme , Karuma-dam- , President-museveni , China-loan- , Chinese-loan- , Karuma-hydropower-dam

Rhoda Nassanga: I want schools to replace firewood with briquettes


Rhoda Nassanga is passionate about renewable energy

Rhodah-nakate-nassanga , Rhodah-nassanga , Rhoda-nassanga-is-passionate-about-renewable-energy- , Weye-clean-energy-company- , Rising-woman-initiative- , Makerere-university- , Mubs , Rotary-club- , Umeme- , Fredrick-kakembo , National-environmental-management-authority

Umeme to pay Shs500m over electrocuted boy in Wakiso


Further in his ruling, the judge ordered Umeme to pay costs of the suit and also an interest of 15 per cent per annum until payment of the damages in full

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Umeme exit, what next for the energy sector?


This column, short on language, named then Minister of Energy Syda Namirembe Bbumba, the minister for darkness. Many homes in Kampala were running on “generators”.

Uganda , Kampala , Commonwealth-development-corporation , Energy-syda-namirembe-bbumba , Uganda-electricity-board , Umeme- , Exit , Hat-next- , Nergy-sector , Ganda , Ower-system

Satire: A hater switched off power as Umeme received Jinja City top performer award


This is why Umeme has to keep cutting off power for the safety of all. If in doubt, try to imagine a dam burst..

Umeme- , Ueb- , Jinja- , Eseza , Esexa-omuto , Bobi-wine- , Robert-kyagulanyi , Fdc- , Nrm- , Nup , Upc-

Umeme shareholders eye Shs1 trillion payout


The money is a result of investments made by Umeme in the country

Ueb , Umeme- , Uetcl , Ganda-electricity-generation-company-limited-uegcl- , Ganda-electricity-transmission-company-limited-uetcl- , Paul-biwso , Easp , Electricity-access-scale-up , World-bank- , President-museveni , Parliament-

Umeme shareholders eye Shs1trillion payout


The money is a result of investments made by Umeme in the country

Ueb , Umeme- , Uetcl , Ganda-electricity-generation-company-limited-uegcl- , Ganda-electricity-transmission-company-limited-uetcl- , Paul-biwso , Easp , Electricity-access-scale-up , World-bank- , President-museveni , Parliament-

Suspected power line vandals electrocuted


Police identified the deceased as Moses Atachu, 28, and Isaac Epou 29, who are said to be brothers

Kakira , Jinja , Uganda , Mineral-development , Uganda-electricity-transmission-company , Ministry-of-energy , Uganda-electricity-transmission-company-limited , Bujagali-hydropower-dam , Kakira-sugarcane , Vandals- , Umeme-

Instead of excessive borrowing, let's curb wasteful incentives and build tax base


Uganda’s leaders must start thinking out of the box and confront unqualified tax expenditures and illicit financial flows that continue to undermine our ability to collect more taxes

Uganda , Financial-year , Public-debt- , President-museveni , Parliament- , Investment- , Umeme- , Tax- ,

Govt secures funds, to review free electricity connection policy


Mr Thomas Tayebwa says that government has secured $600m funding from the World Bank to facilitate last mile connections for customers who cannot afford the customer-funded connections.

Ruhinda , Rukungiri , Uganda , Ruhinda-district , Free-connections-policy , Thomas-tayebwa , Free-connection-policy , Umeme- , Selestino-babungi ,