Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900,000 households are set to gain access to electricity after the Government sealed two deals with UEDCL, releasing 2.4 trillion ($638 million) under the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project aimed at universal access by 2030. (EASP). Speaking at the signing ceremony at the …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will require at least 23 trillion Shillings to establish the infrastructure necessary to achieve universal access to electricity by 2040, the State Minister for Energy, Sidronious Okasaai Opolot, has revealed. Speaking to URN on the sidelines of the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda through Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) has officially launched its Results-Based Financing/Price Subsidy (RBF) Programme as part of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP). The launch, which took place on Thursday, December 5, 2024, …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landlords in Katooke village, Nabweru Division, Nansana Municipality, are celebrating a significant milestone thanks to a no-cost connection program launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in collaboration with Umeme Limited. This initiative, part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, is a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a request for government to borrow up to US$331.5 million, from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group, upon which it will obtain a grant worth US$ 276.5 million. The loan is for financing the Electricity Access Scale Up Project (EASP), …
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