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The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Mary Gorreti Kitutu takes President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on a guided tour of the newly upgraded Umeme power substation in Mbale City shortly after the President launched it on Monday, November 30th 2020. In the middle is the Umeme Managing Director, Selestino Babungi. The USD17m (about UGX64 billion) modern substation that was fully funded by Umeme as part of its USD75 million investment agenda for 2020, has created stable power supply, over and over increasing electricity supply to the Mbale region to from 25MW to over 112.5MW. PHOTO/Courtesy.

ERAat20: Analysing President Museveni’s relentless quest for reliable and affordable power and how that has transformed the electricity sector

When the Yoweri Museveni led National Resistance Army (NRA) marched onto Kampala in January 1986, they took over a city that was poorly lit, its darkness not quite different from the bushes

June 20, 2021

Business & Markets·The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, ERA’s Chief Executive Officer since 2016. Before ascending to the CEO role, she served as ERA’s Director Technical Regulation. She has over two decades experience in the power sector.

THE STATE OF ELECTRICITY IN UGANDA: From deficit to surplus and the role of the Electricity Regulatory Authority― Q&A with ERA’s Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako

Congratulations upon making 20 years. What would you say are the key highlights, achievements and or milestones, for ERA and generally the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) in these 20 years? ERA’s achievements

November 25, 2020

The Big Story