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UEDCL connects 230,000 new clients, focuses on filling staffing gaps

UEDCL connects 230,000 new clients, focuses on filling staffing gaps

180 days after taking over from Umeme, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has connected 230,000 clients and filled all staffing gaps. However, power cuts continue to be a major challenge that clients and the public have been complaining about. Sudhir Byaruhanga spoke to UEDCL

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UEDCL Light Token System Breaks Down

UEDCL Light Token System Breaks Down

CUSTOMERS UNABLE TO PURCHASE LIGHT TOKENS IN ALL PLATFORMSUganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced that its light vending system has broken down with customers unable to purchase light token across all platforms.The a

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UEDCL Gains Over 640,000 New Connections in Six Months

UEDCL Gains Over 640,000 New Connections in Six Months

(L-R) Benson Turamye, Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), Patrick Birungi, Executive Director Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and Paul Mwesigwa, Managing Director Uganda Electricity Distribution Company L

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Ghana’s search for Umeme

Ghana’s search for Umeme

Ghana is considering reform in the energy sector, with Umeme in mind How this West African country is looking to the success Uganda has just destroyed to solve its electricity crisisTH

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Meet Jordan Ssebuliba, a man who declared his father mad in order to take over property

Meet Jordan Ssebuliba, a man who declared his father mad in order to take over property

Jordan Ssebuliba, about 50 years old, is an estranged son who has severally dragged his father, city businessman Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka to courts of law over the years.He has also been bonded severally in many police stations in cases that are not related

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Umeme to Seek Arbitration in London Over Shs 10.62tn Claim Against Uganda Govt

Umeme to Seek Arbitration in London Over Shs 10.62tn Claim Against Uganda Govt

Ugandan electricity distributor Umeme Limited has announced its intention to pursue international arbitration to recover a disputed sum of Shs.1.062tn from the Government of Uganda. The move follows unsuccessful negotiations regarding the final buyout amount after the conclusion of Umeme's conces

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UEDCL Replaces 116 Dilapidated Transformers

UEDCL Replaces 116 Dilapidated Transformers

Power distributor, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited(UEDCL) has announced the completion of replacing at least 116 dilapidated transformers in the last two months.On March, 31, UEDCL officially took over electricity distribution operations from UMEME Limited, marking the end

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Lukwago: Museveni Hates Kampala, He Is Not Interested In Fixing It

Lukwago: Museveni Hates Kampala, He Is Not Interested In Fixing It

Kampala's Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, has criticized President Yoweri Museveni's government for neglecting the city's development. This comes aft

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Umeme Says It’s Been Compelled to Hand Over Electricity Distribution; Considers Arbitration in London

Umeme Says It’s Been Compelled to Hand Over Electricity Distribution; Considers Arbitration in London

Umeme insists that the government’s audit undervalues the company’s investment and has formally notified authorities of a dispute under Section 9.1 of the Support AgreementInside and outside the Ntinda substation in Kampala, where Umeme r

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The likely future of UEDCL

The likely future of UEDCL

FILE PHOTO: A Umeme worker sorts a problem. March 31st is a turning point for Uganda in the electricity distribution sectorHow this well-structured and managed organization may turn into a political battlefield, leaving Ugandans in th

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