Electricity
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National
Parliament approves loan to digitalise entire country
KAMPALA, December 7, 2023 – Government is on course to digitalise the entire country, with every individual able to access the internet, the Minister of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance, Dr.…
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National
Electricity: Energy Ministry seeks Shs 128bln to connect homes
KAMPALA, December 6, 2023 – The Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development is seeking a supplementary budget of Shs 128 billion in the current financial year to connect 200,000 households across the…
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Environment
MPs urge govt to cut tax on cooking gas
KAMPALA, November 2023 – Legislators have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning in Uganda. Legislators said…
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International
Arla rewards climate-forward farmers with share of US$ 326mln
COPENHAGEN, September 15, 2023 – Arla, the Danish-Swedish dairy cooperative recently started to pay out a monthly incentive to its farmer owners based on their sustainability efforts. The incentive is a data-driven…
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Western
City authorities, fishmongers in stand-off over rental fees
MBARARA – Authorities in Mbarara City say they have so far lost revenue of Shs 18 million that was supposed to be collected as rental fees from fresh fish vendors operating in…
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Northern
Investors decry dire state of roads in Amuru
AMURU – Investors in Amuru district in northern Uganda have appealed to government to urgently intervene and work on roads, saying they are finding it hard to transport their goods to the…
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Africa
Partners express support for US$ 900mln Mauritania-Mali power line
NOUAKCHOTT – Development partners have committed to mobilize funding for a US$ 900 million multinational power transmission line between Mauritania and Mali, connecting 620,000 people to electricity. The partners made the commitment…
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Eastern
Lack of reliable power supply cripples business for Serere cooperative
SERERE – Due to a lack of reliable power supply, Kamurojo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited is still grappling with low business activity, a year after the cooperative installed a rice huller to…
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Energy & Mining
West Nile leaders warn unreliable power could derail PDM
ARUA – Leaders in West Nile have warned that the intermittent power supply in the sub-region could derail the progress of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The leaders raised the matter last…
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Energy & Mining
Govt commissions power transmission project in Northern Uganda
NWOYA – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa has commissioned the Olwiyo substation and the 400KV Karuma-Olwiyo and 132KV Karuma-Lira transmission lines to boost power supply in the Greater…
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