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The 600 MW Karuma hydropower plant commissioned

Karuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 600 MW Karuma Hydropower Plant, has been commissioned. President Yoweri Museveni presided over the commissioning ceremony on Thursday. The plant is seen as a strategic infrastructure project that will empower communities, bolster the economy, and help Uganda achieve universal access to electricity by 2030. …

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AMI and USEA sign groundbreaking clean energy pact for Uganda

Uganda and Energy access businesses, leaders, and workforce get a boost of energy from African Management Institute (AMI) and Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) partnership Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s solar industry leaders, managers, and workforce are getting a boost of energy as a result of a new …

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Ituka solar plant to offset 26,600 tonnes of carbon emissions

Madi-Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 192,640 households in the West Nile sub-region are set to benefit from reliable electricity following groundbreaking work by a government-backed independent power developer. The project will establish a 24 MWp Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant in Madi Okollo district. The solar plant, implemented by …

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US, Russia compete for Africa’s nuclear power deals

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Morocco and Tanzania are all seeking to join South Africa, currently the only country with nuclear power plant on the continent, in the production of this low carbon electricity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The United States and Russia are looking to increase …

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Global electricity demand set to rise strongly in next one year

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world’s demand for electricity is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heatwaves, and increasing uptake of technologies that run on electricity such as Electric vehicles and heat pumps. Despite the enduring impacts of the global energy …

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