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URA refers customers to Umeme over unpaid claims

admin | September 26, 2023

By Franklin Draku The Uganda Revenue Authority has asked customers who purchased pre-paid electricity but were unable to access their details to update their data with Umeme so they will be able to receive electronic vouchers. According to URA spokesperson Mr. Ibrahim Bbossa, this will enable them to claim Value […]

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Energy minister lauds Umeme

admin | December 9, 2022

By Mike Sebalu The Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa has saluted electricity distribution company, Umeme and Eskom for the years of continued support and investment in Uganda’s energy sector. This after the government announced that it would not renew Umeme’s 20-year concession agreements after the expiry of its contract on30th […]

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Umeme confirms end of contract

admin | December 8, 2022

By Mike Sebalu The government has announced that it will not renew the concession for electricity distribution company, Umeme Limited after expiry of its contract. Umeme currently holds a 20-year concession from the government of Uganda whose term expires on 30th March 2025. In a press statement issued this morning, […]

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Police recover over 40 tonnes of Umeme angle lines

Juliet Nalwooga | November 30, 2022

The police have recovered over 40 tonnes of angle lines used to construct high-voltage power lines following an intelligence-led operation in three different areas of Kampala. According to Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, the three locations are; social center scrap yard in Mengo parish, Kampala central division, and […]