The Uganda Baati team showcased the Safcool product, an innovative cold room solution that supports industrialization in Africa, particularly in regions facing challenges such as unreliable power supply and extreme weather conditions.

The Ministry of Energy has announced that the newly established FARAD Electrical Solutions Assembling Company will significantly reduce the cost of importing electricity meters while creating substantial job opportunities for the local workforce. This landmark investment is poised to be a game-changer for Uganda’s economy and energy infrastructure.

A law that will regulate the operations of technologists and technicians, has been mooted for consideration by Parliament. The Bill will also provide for a code of ethics for engineering professionals and provide for a mechanism for inquiry into the conduct of an engineering professional who contravenes the code of ethics.

A target of skilling at least 300 female middle level managers drawn from different solar companies in Uganda will be meet before end of year, according to the sub sector highlights. The programme is being delivered under the Beyond Grid Fund for Africa job creation and skills programme, in cooperation with Sendea Uganda.

In May 2021, amid criticism from environmental activists, Total E&P changed its name to TotalEnergies EP Uganda. The name-change also came with the promise of becoming a company that does not emit any emissions by 2050.

The Government of Uganda has unveiled a solar-powered water supply and irrigation system project in Kalungu district aimed at transforming agriculture. The project is currently supplying water to crops on 12 acres of land at Lukaya-Lutente village but the ministry plans to expand it to support neighbouring progressive farmers.

Early this month, the Energy ministry officially launched free electricity connections as part of the Electricity Scale up Project (EASP) in Nebbi District, which will be rolled out in the entire West Nile. This is a good move.

The project, named the Distributed Renewable Energy Ecosystem Model (DREEM) HUB, is a three-year multistakeholder initiative (2024-2026) aimed at mobilizing a diverse network of partners to deliver skilled workforce and entrepreneurship development services, sustainable financing and ecosystem coordination and support.

Over 25,000 locals across more than ten villages in Buyende District are to be displaced as Uganda’s long-awaited nuclear plant project kicks off. Most locals are fishermen and livestock farmers born and raised near the River Nile and Lake Kyoga shoreline.