Uganda plunged into nationwide darkness after major grid collapse
KAMPALA — Uganda was thrust into a total blackout Sunday morning after a sudden failure in the national electricity grid, according to the state-run transmission u...
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The good and bad 2026/27 govt tax plans
Activists show support to raising PAYE threshold but call for even a higher level of UGX 600,000.Kampala, Uganda | URN | The business community, economists and civil soci...
UEDCL records Shs1.71t revenue in first year of power distribution takeover
Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has registered a strong operational and financial rebound in its first year of managing the country’s electricity d...
KARUMA CASH CRISIS! UEGCL Profits Drop, Debt Soars to 81.6% as Power Plants Rot —Who is Sleeping on the Job?
Eleven years at the helm. Billions borrowed. Mega dams commissioned with pomp and glory. Yet today, hard questions are exploding over the management of Uganda Electricity...
Shs 5.3tn Karuma Dam Delivers Only 30% of Installed Power Capacity, Threatens Loan Repayments
Kampala — Uganda’s flagship hydropower projects are operating far below their available generation capacity, raising concerns over revenue shortfalls and th...
Shock as UETCL blows over Sh700bn on unused Bujagali Power.
An inquiry into the cost of electricity from the 250MW Bujagali Hydropower Dam has revealed that government has over the past seven years paid USD 213.1 million (about UG...
UEDCL Schedules Saturday Power Outage for Grid Maintenance in Central Uganda
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 cr...
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...
Auditor General’s Report Exposes Loopholes in The Umeme Buyout, Slashes it by Billions as Shocking Audit Uncovers Hidden Debt Scandal
A storm is brewing over the true cost of buying out Umeme Limited, Uganda’s electricity distributor, as discrepancies in the numbers come to light.The Auditor Gene...
VIDEO: New details of how govt slept on job ahead of Kiteezi dumpsite collapse
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence†for the development of the...