The President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the 400kV Karuma Interconnection Project (KIP) which will evacuate the 600 MW of energy produced by the Karuma Hydropower Plant in Northern Uganda to load centres including Lira and Olwiyo in Northern Uganda and Kawanda (Kampala) in Central Uganda. The KIP […]
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Hon. Canon Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu has officially flagged of construction of the Kampala Metropolitan Transmission System Improvement Project at Bulooba, in Mpigi District. “Currently, the rapid demand growth in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has had a toll on the equipment and assets of the already […]
The two-day Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) 31st Steering Committee and 19th Council of Ministers conference hosted at Serena Hotel Kampala has ended. Joshua Karamagi, CFA – UETCL, CEO and Chairperson of the EAPP Steering Committee chaired the Steering Committee meeting attended by CEOs of power trade companies of member countries. During the two-day session, […]
H.E. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda has commissioned the 132kV Kole-Gulu-Nebbi-Arua transmission line which will connect the West Nile region to the national transmission grid. “Previously, the West Nile region experienced poor quality power supply and frequent outages because the available supply could not meet the demand. The line […]