The Last Mile Electrification Project (Phase 2), initiative aims to connect at least 40,000 households across 34 districts and two islands in Lake Victoria: Koome and Bugaya.
Justin Kidega, the LCIII Chairperson of Unyama Sub County, which is less than 10 kilometers from Gulu City, says it is a big concern among locals that they don’t have electricity, yet they are very close to the city.
I have been in Nwoya District for some time but I have not seen anyone from UNBS neither Ministry of energy coming to do the supervision but people are crying of contaminated fuel, people are crying of less fuel being provided by the pumps.” SP Regan Magombe, PDC Nwoya district.
The geological studies indicate that the mineral commodities discovered could prove to be economically exploitable to spur development in the country. The surveys discovered Copper in Boboong in Kotido district and Chromite in Nakiloro in Moroto district which is still under evaluation.
Nakabaat Gold Mining site has been a battleground for the UPDF soldiers and the warriors, rendering the place very insecure for the registered gold mining companies to operate. In 2020, a group of joint Karimojong and Turkana warriors raided a settlement camp for artisan miners in the Nakabaat gold mining area, reportedly targeting migrant workers whose property was all looted.
During the inauguration ceremony, Eng. Irene Pauline Bateebe, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, emphasized the board's critical role in achieving new targets aimed at enhancing the exploitation and value addition of minerals for economic transformation, industrialization, and job creation for Ugandans.
Dr. Patricia Kevin Litho, Assistant Commissioner of Communications and Public Relations at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), stressed the media's essential function in making government policies and updates on the energy sector accessible to the public.
Currently, access to electricity in Uganda stands at 47.1% of the population, with significant disparities between urban and rural areas—57.2% in urban areas versus 10% in rural regions.
The facility, set to be constructed in Luzira by 2026, aims to boost LPG usage across the country. It will produce 500,000 cylinders of various sizes (3 kg, 6 kg, and 12 kg) annually for Ugandan consumers and an additional 2 million cylinders for the East African Community market over the next 20 years.
Slyvia Cheptoris, the Tribunal’s Registrar, revealed that the expiry of their tenures coincided with a backlog of 168 unresolved complaints, involving 591 plaintiffs, 168 defendants, and a total of 756 litigants.
Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development said that Karuma represents a major milestone in our national energy strategy and will significantly boost power generation capacity, enhance energy security, and support sustainable development
George Ovola, an environmental activist with Our Trees We Need Answers a pressure group combatting the degradation of the environment says the charcoal price hike is beyond the average income of most locals in the region.
The initiative valued at 5 million euros (23.7 billion Ugandan Shillings) was launched at the British High Commissioner's Residence in Kampala, on Friday. It focuses on three key components designed to transform cooking practices across the country.
The project valued at USD 638 million and funded by the World Bank is going to be implemented over five years through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Developement and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalization Company (UECCC) across the country.
Mwebesa, who is Uganda’s National Focal Point at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC) denies that Ugandans at the COP28 are on perdiem hunt or are there to enjoy.
Uganda has vehemently refused to abandon its oil and gas projects. The government of Uganda sees oil development as a way to diversify energy supplies and improve energy security by cutting reliance on oil imports.
Blencowe acquired the Orom-Cross Graphite Project in April 2020 from the Australian Firm, Consolidated African Mineral Resources Co Ltd which was handed a 21-year-long mining license in 2019 by the government.
Rwot Acana claimed while there have been ongoing debates about the Sub-region having large deposits of oil and gas and other valuable minerals, such information is limited to a few individuals while the locals and leaders never get to know the details.
Okasaai told URN that as of now, four out of the six units are fully operational and synchronized to the national grid. The fourth unit is pending completion by the end of November while the sixth unit will be ready in 2024 to enable optimum functionality of the decade-long hydroelectric facility.
