The state minister for energy, Peter Lokeris said that the government is holding negotiations with thermo power generating company Agreko to have the generators switched on to decrease on the rate of load shedding in the country. Lokeris who also apologized to the nation for the current increased load shedding which has caused losses to people’s business and property says […]
Police in Kampala have arrested 25 thugs who have been taking advantage of the power blackouts at night to terrorizing the city dwellers The groups who include women were arrested during a police operation yesterday night from the Dusta, William, and Wilson road in Kampala. According to the metropolitan police spokesperson IBin Senkumbi , these […]
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources has revealed that fuel alteration in Uganda have increasingly decreased from 29.1% in November 2009 to 5.1% in July 2011. The ministry attributes this to a new concept of fuel marking and quality monitoring program initiated by government in collaboration with petroleum organizations. Sirero Bwokunda the head of […]
The parliament of Uganda has agreed to set up a select committee to investigate operations of the national energy sector. The committee whose members are yet to be named will among others investigate the funding of the thermal power generation project. Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko tabled before Parliament the motion seeking parliamentary approval to […]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the Executives of Albatros Energy Company, to encourage other investors to come and invest in Uganda’s agro-processing sector to help improve Uganda’s household income and reduce hunger. Uganda remains pre-dominantly an agricultural country. The Uganda agricultural sector employs over 80 percent of the country’s labour force but poor […]
Tullow oil has come out to appeal to Uganda government to publish oil agreements because of the public need for these agreements to be published. This follows continued public outcry as a result the government’s refusal to make the oil agreements signed with Tullow Oil Company public. The General Manager of Tullow Company Dr. Brian […]