ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FID BRINGS UGANDA CLOSER TO FIRST OIL
On 1st February 2022,His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda witnessed the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Uganda’s oil and gas Projects by…
Can’t electricity be a human right?
It’s Friday night. Of all days, just when I decide to spend the night home with my favorite drink in a glass, there is a blackout. Where are the human…
Energy regulation in Burundi
Burundi is making steps towards energy regulation in line with the good practices of other countries, particularly those of the East African Community. The idea of regulation started 11 August…
Midwifing electric mobility in Kenya
Kenya has set an ambitious target of reducing carbon emissions by 32 per cent come 2030. Increasing the number of vehicles powered by clean energy would therefore be a fitting…
Balancing work and family
Eng. Deo Muvuyi is a Chairperson EREA EXCO and Acting Director – General, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) When most of us hear of Eng. Deo Muvuyi, the first line…
Investment Opportunities in the Energy and Petroleum Sectors in Zanzibar
The Zanzibar Utilities Regulatory Authority (ZURA) is a multi-sector regulatory entity that regulates the water, electricity, and petroleum industries on the Islands of Zanzibar. ZANZIBAR, Tanzania – Zanzibar is a…
EWURA ranks third in Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa
The Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (EWURA) has ranked the third out of 43 national regulators across the African continent, in Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI) 2021 Report. ERI…
Moving the pans to the electric cooker
ERA’s introduction of the declining block tariff structure for the domestic customers in January 2022 is, but, an indicator of a country that has come of age and an Electricity…
More electricity supply than demand is a good problem
She is a wife, a mother, a social worker and has been the CEO of Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) for five years now. As ERA’s CEO, the award-winning electrical…
African Development Bank Group approves LEAF
program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), under which the Bank…