Energy, Hydro

Uganda’s power import plans in limbo as Isimba limps back to grid

August 20

Uganda says it is reviewing earlier plans to import 60Mw of electricity from Kenya, after technicians […]

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Business, Companies, Energy

Isimba power outage crisis raises questions about Uganda’s effective generation capacity

August 17

Uganda has announced a decision to import 60 Mw of electricity from Kenya following the outage […]

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Business, Energy, Renewable

As the lights come on in northern Uganda, the EU launches a toolbox to keep them burning

July 11

In the expansive plains of northern Uganda, the days can be bright and the nights pitch […]

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Business, Energy

Uganda distributes 1million free LPG cooking kits to trigger switch from biomass

July 6

Uganda has embarked on an ambitious campaign to transition 20pc of households from using biomass for […]

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Finance, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Fitch raises Uganda’s credit rating from negative to stable

June 22

Fitch Ratings, the international credit agency, has revised the Outlook on Uganda’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Hydrocarbons

UNOC MoU anchors Equity’s Uganda Oil and gas strategy

April 15

Ambitious African lender Equity’s Ugandan unit has entered an MoU with the Uganda National Oil Company […]

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Business, Energy

Using EPC’s to cook could save electricity consumers money, time

March 15

The findings imply tangible benefits for environmental conservation, health living and electricity usage in Uganda, which […]

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Companies, Energy, Foreign News, Technology & Telecoms

Japan’s Hitachi Energy selected to engineer the world’s longest underwater power line in Norway

March 14

Project can be a useful benchmark for Uganda which wants to extend underwater power cables from […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Hydrocarbons

Equity moves to lock-in oil and gas opportunities with Bunyoro kingdom MoU

March 13

With its sights not far from an Oil and Gas sector that is fast gaining traction, […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Renewable

Dolwe solar mini-grid charts a green future for Lake Victoria Island communities

February 10

Until Engie Equatorial’s 0.6MW solar power station went live on Dolwe Island this January, Umar’s life […]

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