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Woman electrocuted in Buyende

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman was electrocuted in Buyende district Tuesday while drying her clothes on wire lines reportedly carrying electricity to her house. The deceased is 24-year-old Evelyn Namulondo, a resident of Iringa village in Nkondo sub-county. Eyewitnesses recounted hearing a loud blast before seeing Namulondo …

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Govt clears private investors in electricity transmission network

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General has approved a request by the Electricity Regulatory Authority– ERA to involve independent private investors in the electricity transmission network. Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the ERA’s Chief Executive Officer told URN that in the emerging markets of the Independent Power Transmission …

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School stuck with computer donation over lack of electricity

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiryasaaka Muslim Secondary in Kibinge, Bukomansimbi district is struggling to conduct computer-based studies over the lack of electricity. The government supplied 40 computer sets to the school in 2021, to support the implementation of the new secondary school curriculum which made computer studies compulsory …

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Uganda, South Sudan seal electricity export deal

Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Sudan have signed a Power Sales Agreement (PSA) for trade in electricity between the two countries. Trading of electricity across the border is expected to benefit the towns of Oraba and Elegu in Uganda, and Kaya and Nimule in South …

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Police rescues UMEME officials from mob action

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have rescued nine UMEME employees who were deployed to disconnect illegal power lines in Iwumba village in Buwaya Sub County in Mayuge district. The UMEME team descended on the area on Wednesday to crack down on illegal power connections where residents …

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Man electrocuted in Jinja

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 25-year-old man in Jinja District was on Monday electrocuted in his garden.     Ashraf Mudabanda, a resident of Butangala C village in Buwenge sub-county was found dead in his garden by his brother, Musa Kibedi, who had gone to check on him. …

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UMEME EXIT: Buyout to cost $215 million

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is set to pay US$215 million (Sh 802 billion) to acquire majority shares of power distributor, Umeme. The move comes as Umeme’s 20 year contract comes to a close in 2025, giving government full control of the power distribution system, marking the end …

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