Energy
Bujagali refinancing lowers tariffs by $1.69 cents — minister
The junior energy minister says last month’s financial closure for debt refinancing of the Bujagali hydropower dam resulted in the reduction of end-user tariffs by 1.69 US cents (Shs62.89), from 9.61 US cents per kilowatt-hour to 7.91 US cents per kWh
Slight fall in Q4 electricity prices
Electricity in the last three months of this year will cost an average of 0.53% less than it did between July and August, a tariff schedule released by the Electricity Regulatory Authority on Monday shows.
Germany grants Shs356 billion to fund energy, water and agriculture projects
Uganda and Germany today signed bilateral agreements that will see Germany award grants worth Shs356 billion (93.5 million EUR) to Uganda in the next two years, a statement released by the Germany Embassy in Kampala said.