UETCL, UEDCL promise fewer outages after $83m upgrade
Across Kampala, planned power cuts have become an unwelcome part of daily life, disrupting businesses, households and hospitals.Electricity officials say the frustration...
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ENERGY WARS! Ministry of Energy–Busitema University Clash Over Multi-Billion 4 Megawatt Solar Plant as Campus Earns ZERO from Power Sales
multi-billion-shilling solar power project hailed as a landmark renewable energy investment has become the centre of an embarrassing accountability row after the Auditor...
UEDCL Installs Bird Guards on Waligo Power Line to Reduce Outages
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has started installing bird guards along the Waligo 33kV feeder to reduce recurring power outages caused by birds.The...
Uganda advances 8,400MW nuclear power programme, EV charging network
Government says preparations for Uganda's 8,400-megawatt nuclear power programme in Buyende District and the rollout of a national electric vehicle charging network are g...
Meghan needs to do one thing when she returns to UK – anything else would be an insult
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly visiting the UK next month for the first time in four years.Meghan Markle is expected to visit the UK next month
UEDCL Purge: Vindictive House-Cleaning or Necessary Reform? Taxpayers Face Costly Legal Reckoning
KAMPALA — In a move that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s power sector, the interim leadership at the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (U...
Digital number plate delays leave vehicles stranded across Uganda
Delays in Uganda's digital number plate system are leaving thousands of vehicles idle, costing businesses millions and disrupting transport operations across the country...
Court Denies Mandatory Bail to NUP’s Mufumbiro
The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kawempe-Kanyanya denied a mandatory bail application filed by jailed National Unity Platform’s Deputy Party Spokesperson, Al...
Inside the lands ministry deployment racket: How lucrative zonal postings are allegedly auctioned under PS Dorcas Okalanyi
KAMPALA, Uganda — Severe management crises, bribery allegations in staff deployments and systemic administrative loopholes have sparked widespread discontent among...
Parliament staff skip CID summonses, face arrest
massive anti-corruption investigation targeting the leadership of the Ugandan Parliament has reached a critical tipping point.More than six high-ranking parliamentary off...