A photo collage of UEDCL Managing Director Paul Mwesigwa, Umeme Managing Director Selestino Babungi, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa and Auditor General Edward Akol.
The current rope pulling and shoving offer an insight into what is turning out to be an interesting twist in the exit of Umeme. Until a few days ago, the events around
Energy and Minerals Minister Ruth Nankabirwa (in blue) flanked by State Minister for Minerals Phiona Nyamutoro, State Minister for Investment Evelyn Anite (second right), Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Irene Batebe (far left) and Sarrai Group representative (far right) among other officials during the signing of the mineral production sharing agreement on March 3rd in Kampala.
Hima Cement investor, Sarrai Group is set to take over and re-develop Kilembe Mines based in Kasese District after signing a new agreement with the government. Hima Cement which is also based
A photo collage of Uganda's top oil and gas industry regulators and experts. From top left Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, Total Energies Uganda General Manager Phillipe Groueix, Petroleum Authority Executive Director Ernest Rubondo, Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Irene Pauline Batebe, UNOC CEO Proscovia Nabbanja, Petroleum Authority Legal Director Ali Ssekatawa, UNOC Chief Commercial Officer Gilbert Kamuntu, EACOP Deputy Managing Director Bosco Habumugisha,and CNOOC Uganda President Liu Xiadong.
A photo collage of Umeme Managing Director, Selestino Babungi, Energy PS, Irene Batebe and Energy Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa. The three will play a pivotal role in the transfer of assets from Umeme to UEDCL.
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 power resources
Uganda’s central bank, the Bank of Uganda, has its work cut out in implementing its domestic gold purchase programme that was launched in July this year. The Bank’s gold programme has been
Billionaire Ugandan businessman, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia who has made a USD1 billion fortune investing in Uganda since the 1980s, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s, 14th UK-Uganda Annual Trade Investment
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 Yoweri Kaguta
Martin Tiffen (with hand pointing), the EACOP Managing Director shows an insulated pipeline to Ruth Nankabirwa (left), the Ugandan Minister of Energy & Mineral Development (MEMD) and Hon. Dr. Doto Mashaka Biteko (2nd left), the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, United Republic of Tanzania. This was during the launch of the Thermal Insulation Plant/Workshop in Sojo, Nzege in the Tabora Region of Tanzania, on March 26th 2024.
Commercial efforts by Uganda to extract and commercialise her oil and gas resources received a major boost this week as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd on 26th of March
The Ngassa block, which was part of Exploration Area 2 (EA2) licensed to Tullow Uganda Operations Pty Ltd (Tullow), was relinquished back to the Government of Uganda in 2011 as per the obligations in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).
Uganda has extended an oil exploration license to Nigeria’s Oranto Petroleum Ltd. by two years after the company asked for compensation for time lost during the Covid-19 pandemic. The permit had been
Nankabirwa, together with UAE's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan at the launch of the Uganda Pavilion at COP 28. Uganda has been on a charm offensive at COP 28 to, in Nankabirwa's words "engage global leaders on the issue of climate change and showcase our progress in meeting climate goals and plans ahead on climate action".
This week, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa led top Ugandan energy officials to unveil an ambitious energy transition plan at COP28 in Dubai. The Energy Transition Plan (ETP) targets to ensure that 94%