She explained that there are two types of mindsets; the flexible growth mindset which can handle and manage feedback, and it is transformational and the fixed mindset where a person feels.
The Jinja City Resident City Commissioner Musoke Kyeyune has sent an alarm and called security agencies to act swiftly against vandals who are disrupting economic activity through vandalism of electricity infrastructure which is hampering investment.
KAMPALA, Uganda—A few days ago President Yoweri Museveni’s letter to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in Uganda, Irene Muloni landed to the media. In the letter, Museveni was questioning why power distributor Umeme had failed to cut end user power tariffs which he said remain high and sought explanation. The presidents’ concern […]
Ms Florence Nsubuga, Umeme’s Chief Operations Officer speaking during the launch.
Intending customers who want to connect to the electricity grid no longer have to trek to the Umeme offices following the launch of an online application portal by power distributor Umeme. The platform dubbed “myumemeonline” will enable one to apply from anywhere, at any time on a computer, a tab, a laptop or the iPad. This comes in handy as entities generate convenient solutions amidst the current global health situation.
One will be able to use the platform on their mobile device phone if they download the Umeme App. An applicant can track the progress of their application with the tracking number provided after submission of the application.
Daily Monitor
Thursday March 11 2021
Summary
Whereas government recently announced the resumption of the Electricity Connection Policy, negotiations are on with the World Bank to secure funding for the project.
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The Ministry of Energy has said government has approached the World Bank for a $400m (Shs1.4 trillion) credit facility to resume free electricity connections for the next five years.
State Minister for Energy Simon D’ujanga yesterday said government is fast-tracking efforts to have free electricity connections resumed beyond the recently announced programme.
“Government is also in advanced stages to secure $400m (Shs1.4 trillion) from the World Bank to support the electricity connections policy for a period of five years. There is a lot of backlog of connections that we must do and we are working hard to make sure that the money comes soon,” Mr D’ujanga said, noting that the loan will clear the connection backlog of about 200,000 households and som