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Future performance remains uncertain due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stock turnover at the Uganda Securities Exchange recorded a 74% growth in the second quarter of this year to Shs5.9bn compared to the previous session as energy and banking dominated trading. Electricity distributor, Umeme, …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme has allowed vendors in Lira main market to install individual yaka meters. The move is aimed at solving the problem of accumulated power bills since each vendor will be responsible for paying for their individual power consumption. Lira main market has been …

The substation will solve load, demand and power reliability challenges faced by Entebbe township Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme plans to install an additional substation in Entebbe municipality by December this year. This stems from the growing demand for power in the municipality and the need to provide …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme has reduced the cost of electricity to the domestic user by sh3 and 4 cents per unit effective July, for the next three months. This is after the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approved new End-User Tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uncertainty surrounds the electricity industry following continued criticism of the current management regime which has seen all business segments largely managed by private sector companies. Earlier this year, President Yoweri Museveni said that the cost of electricity in Uganda had remained high partly because of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of global energy sector leaders have launched an integrated energy pilot project dubbed ‘The Utilities 2.0 Twaake’ in Uganda with the aim of lighting up homes, businesses. Coordinated by Power for All and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, the project unites Umeme Ltd, …

Twaake is coming in to bridge the gap of delivering clean energy to the households Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of global energy sector leaders coordinated by Power for All and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation has launched an integrated energy pilot in Uganda aimed at increasing power …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4,000 people have been arrested in the ongoing crackdown on power theft, conducted by police and electricity distributor Umeme. The operation dubbed “Komboa” order redeem, was launched in Kampala in March before being rolled out to other regions to reduce the power loss levels. …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspension of the free electricity connection policy by the government has been identified as one of the push factors for illegal connections and power theft in Masaka sub-region. According to reports from the power distributor Umeme Limited, 30.4 percent of the power supplied to the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police and Umeme enforcement teams in Masaka City on Thursday spent the better part of the day in running battles with residents over illegal power connections. The operation dubbed “Komboa” begun from Nyendo Township, a suburb in Masaka city. It was characterized by scenes …