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Uganda’s troubled Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power Projects⏤ loan liability grows to a UGX 5 trillion

by The CEO Magazine TeamGovernment AgenciesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023

The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is staring at UGX 5 trillion outstanding loan obligations from Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power Projects.   The loan obligations arise from UGX 1.3…

Muhammad Lubogo joins UETCL as Manager, Public & Corporate Communications

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsProfilesJuly 6, 2023July 6, 2023

Communicator, media strategist and digital media content creator Muhammad Lubogo is joining Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited as Manager of Public & Corporate Communications effective 1st August 2023.  Prior to…

Rubis Energy Uganda wins a USD17.3 mn deal to supply heavy fuel oil to UEGCL’s Namanve thermal power plant

by CEO ReporterCommercial JusticeCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Rubis Energy Uganda Limited has won a USD17,296,320.5 tender to supply Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) for the Namanve Thermal Power Plant. The plant is run by Uganda Electricity Generation Company…

Simon Kasyate joins Mastercard Foundation as Country Lead, Communications for Uganda

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJuly 23, 2020July 24, 2020

Seasoned communications expert and veteran journalist, Simon Peter Kasyate is joining Mastercard Foundation, Uganda as the Program Communications Lead, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. Simon, who already tendered…

Eskom shuts down Nalubaale Dam as operations to fully restore Kiira Dam and remove third floating island get underway

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020

Eskom Uganda Limited, the company running Jinja’s Nalubaale Hydro Power Dam (180MW) and Kiira Hydro Power Dam (200MW), has confirmed that it has totally shut down the Nalubaale Dam to…

Uganda braces for 2 weeks of load shedding as second island blocks Nalubaale and Kiira dams, knocking off 100MW

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 20, 2020April 20, 2020

Just days after a floating island interrupted power generation at Jinja’s Nalubaale Hydro Power Dam (180MW) and Kiira Hydro Power Dam (200MW), last night, a second floating island made a…

Meet Dr. Eng. Harrison E. Mutikanga: The 1300 megawatt man

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 6, 2020April 6, 2020

April 1st, 2020, marked nineteen years since the power reforms that unbundled Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) was completed. Five agencies, namely Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), Uganda Electricity Transmission…