The long-running standoff between Umeme and the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a UGX 594 billion debt has once again thrown Uganda’s power sector into turmoil, exposing deep…
Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Irene Batebe has confirmed that the Auditor General’s report on Umeme’s buyout amount will be released next week, just a few days to the expiry of…
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…
The handover of Umeme licenses for the sale and distribution of electricity to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has put the country’s energy sector into sharp focus, especially with…
Uganda’s Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary, Irene Batebe has, in an exclusive interview with the CEO Magazine, revealed that government is on course with Dubai- based Alpha MBM Investments to have…
Ms. Irene Batebe is a chemical/ process engineer and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), a Master’s in Advanced…
Chinese lenders are open and willing to discuss financing for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Zhang Lizhong, has told Uganda’s President…
2024 will be a defining year for Uganda’s oil sector with several investment deals to be inked as the oil project nears its first oil in 2025. Noteworthy is that…
Ms. Irene P. Batebe, the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is a former Commissioner/Midstream in the Directorate of Petroleum in the Ministry of…
The Ugandan Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa has called on the youths to take advantage of different training projects and acquire skills needed to get jobs in…
