If there are any Ugandan CEOs in the hot seat, then it is Uganda Airlines’ Jennifer Bamuturaki and Uganda Electricity Distribution Limited’s Paul Mwesigwa. They run two strategic state enterprises,…
When UMEME’s concession ended in March last year, the market assumed finality. Power lines would keep running, but value, many believed, had gone with the concession. The share price, according…
The FINCA Uganda CFO on self-worth, balance, courage, and the quiet strength of purposeful leadership In this instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Robinah Siima, Chief Financial…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has suspended licensing of new grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power projects. The suspension originates from concerns over the national grid’s current capacity to…
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has officially taken over the distribution network from Umeme Limited, marking the end of a 20-year concession period that began in 2004. This…
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has appointed Taremwa Michael Kananura as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Taremwa has been the Chief Finance Officer of UETCL since August 2021 until…
Umeme has earmarked US$3 million (UGX11 billion) for power reliability projects in Lugazi, Jinja, Iganga and Kamuli districts. It will replace rotten poles and string cables on the Lugazi Town,…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) to formalize a partnership between them aimed at promoting and implementing a…
Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako is the Chief Executive Director at the Electricity Regulatory Authority 2021 marks five years since Eng. Waako assumed the top office in Uganda’s Electricity Supply Industry…
Eng. Judith Nayiga is Manager Planning and Investments at the Electricity Regulatory Authority, heading the Planning and Investment Unit under the Technical Regulation Department, a position she has held since…
