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Meet the influential women advancing Uganda’s energy industry 

Some of Uganda's prominent women in the Energy sector

Across the globe, countries are pushing towards energy transition and sustainable energy production.  Uganda has not been exceptional and a lot has been achieved but the country continues to push towards attainment of 52 gigawatts of electricity by 2040, which has made Uganda’s energy sector a key focus area.  And behind this push are a number of women who have broken into a largely male-dominated sector.  Ruth Nankabirwa | Minister of Energy  Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu wields influence in the energy sector as Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, a position she has held since June 2021. She holds…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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