Oil Fuels Uganda’s Return to Double -Digit Growth
By Diana N Kintu Uganda’s economy is projected to expand by 10.2 per cent in FY 2026/27, marking the country’s first return to double-digit growth since the 1990s. Finance Minister…
UEDCL Acting MD Makes Fresh Top Management Appointments in Major Reshuffle
By Caroline.N Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited Acting Managing Director, Eng. Joselynne R. Rwakakooko, has announced a fresh wave of appointments within the company’s senior management team as part of…
UEDCL Appoints Eng. Joselynne Rwakakooko as Acting Managing Director Amid Leadership Changes
By Caroline .N. Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has appointed Eng. Joselynne R.Rwakakooko as its new Acting Managing Director following sweeping leadership changes at the state-owned power distributor. Her appointment,…
Tayebwa Highlights EAC Unity Through Joint Oil Refinery as Games Kick Off
By Caroline.N At the grand opening of the 15th EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games in Kampala, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, delivered remarks on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni that resonated…
Article: Power Supply Challenges to Reduce as UEDCL Targets 2027 Stability
By Caroline N. Uganda’s electricity distribution network is expected to achieve significant stability within the next two years, according to the Managing Director of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited…
Vandalism of Power Lines Triggers Major Blackout and Claims One Life in Mukono District
By Diana N.Kintu Large parts of Mukono District were plunged into darkness yesterday following the collapse of high-voltage electricity transmission towers in what authorities have described as a deliberate act…
Uganda Launches Nyagak III Hydropower Project to Boost West Nile’s Energy Supply
By Diana Kintu. In a major step towards improving electricity access, the Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL),…
The Revival of Kilembe Mine
Once a cornerstone of Uganda’s economy in the 1960s and 70s, Kilembe Mine fell into decline in the late 1970s and eventually shut down in the early 1980s. Political instability,…
New Era as State-owned UEDCL Takes over National Electricity Distribution Network
Umeme Ltd, the electricity supply and distribution company, finally handed over the assets it operated to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) on Monday, March 31, 2025. The event that…
Uganda signs first ever Mineral Production Sharing Agreement for Kilembe Mines Development
The Ugandan government has officially handed over Kilembe Mines to Sarrai Group Limited, an Arab investment company, marking the beginning of a long-awaited effort to revive mining operations in the…