Electricity

The Umeme buyout heat that is threatening to turn chaotic

by Paul MurungiEast AfricaIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

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…

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Ugandan court orders Kenyan businessman Atul Shah to pay UGX 1.3 billion rent arrears for defunct Nakumatt supermarket

by Paul MurungiCommercial JusticeEast AfricaThe Big StoryFebruary 24, 2025February 25, 2025

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Uganda has ordered Kenyan businessman Atul Shah to pay Megha Industries Uganda $358,431 (UGX 1.3 billion) and UGX 24.3 million for breach…

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TotalEnergies Acquires a 28.3% Stake in Bujagali Hydro Power Plant.

by Jonathan N. LubwamaIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

TotalEnergies has finalized an agreement with Scatec, a Norwegian renewable energy company, to acquire 100% of its subsidiary SN Power, which focuses on renewable hydropower projects in Africa. This acquisition…

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Rwanda hit growth targets in roads, education and electricity access, says African Development Bank

by Paul MurungiNews & AnalysisMay 27, 2024May 27, 2024

The African Development Bank Group has commended Rwanda for making significant progress in the growth of its road network, education needs and energy access which has proved to have last…

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16 years of investment and service, big electricity users, applaud Umeme for improved reliability- but like Oliver Twist, they want more, for less

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2021November 22, 2021

Roofings Group―the Strength of a Nation, as they love to call themselves, is Uganda’s largest steel and construction products maker and certainly one of the largest in East and Central…

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THE STATE OF ELECTRICITY IN UGANDA: From deficit to surplus and the role of the Electricity Regulatory Authority― Q&A with ERA’s Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 25, 2020May 10, 2021

Congratulations upon making 20 years. What would you say are the key highlights, achievements and or milestones, for ERA and generally the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) in these 20 years? ERA’s…

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Umeme welcomes gov’t move to allow privately funded power connections; says move will ease pressure on 240,000 queued applications

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryNovember 8, 2020November 10, 2020

Umeme Limited, Uganda’s largest distributor of electricity has welcomed government’s move to allow customers who can afford to, to pay for their connections as the impasse around the Electricity Connections…

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Umeme crosses 1 million customers mark, but sees reduced profit

by Forbes KaluleCompany NewsICTThe Big StoryMarch 29, 2018March 29, 2018

High financing costs and increased costs of operation dampened power distributor, Umeme’s net profit for 2017, results announced by the company today show. Despite an 8.7% growth in revenue from…