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20 Apr '26
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has commissioned the 220/132/33kV Buloba Substation, marking a significant step toward improving power reliability in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.The substation was successfully connected to the national grid on Sunday eveni
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17 Apr '26
The World Bank has hailed Uganda’s high economic growth rates but noted that this is not corresponding with the improvement in people’s livelihoods.Ndiame Diop, the Bank’s Vice-President for Africa lauded Uganda for the macroeconomic stability but urged the country to transl
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01 Apr '26
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity distribution network, posting Shs1.71 trillion in revenue as it stabilised a system inherited from private operators.The perfo
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29 Mar '26
The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, has appreciated the progress of the Inspire Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo during a visit he made alongside Amos Kankunda, the Chairman of the Finance, Planning and Economic Development Committee of Parliament,
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11 Feb '26
Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank Uganda have signed financing agreements worth EUR 641.1 million (Shs 2.747 trillion) to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at supporting the country’s Ten-Fold Growth Strategy and expanding the economy to USD 500 billion by 2040.
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11 Feb '26
UEDCL also advised all affected customers to switch off their electrical appliances until power supply is fully restored.The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power shutdown that will affect several areas on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 8
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31 Jan '26
The Government of Uganda has signed financing agreements worth UGX 2.747 trillion to fund three major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening power transmission, expanding water and sanitation services, and upgrading a key road corridor. The projects will be financed through externa
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04 Nov '25
Russian authorities in a city bordering Ukraine are struggling to cope with an outbreak of mass larceny, as panic spreads through the population. Belgorod lies just 40 kilometres north of the border with Ukraine and has reluctantly found itself in the eye of a storm, ever since Vladimir Putin lau
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31 Oct '25
City Power says it won’t turn the lights back on for some Alexandra residents on 9th and 10th avenues until 80% of customers start paying for electricity.After an outage caused by burnt jumpers and breakers at City Power’s mini substation left some residents on 9th and 10th avenues alo
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03 Jul '25
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power outage across parts of Central Uganda on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to allow for critical maintenance and upgrade works by the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL).The blackout will la