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    Power distributor Umeme lights up Pallisa town
    (New Vision, 2018-06-04) Nampala, Moses
    Pallisa District like many others across the country, has a huge business potential in health, education, grinding mills, kiosks, restaurants, fabrication, business, dairy farming, among others. Many residents felt a huge relief when Umeme opened it's first service centre (office) in the district in 63 years.
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    Design an Automatic Forward and Reverse starter for a three Phase Induction Motor
    (Busitema University, 2026) Mugwe, Simon
    This project designs and implements an automated forward and reverses starter system for a three phase induction motor to replace high risk manual switching mechanisms. Industrial and workshop environments heavily rely on these motors for conveyor belts, cranes, and machining equipment where directional changes are constantly required. Traditional manual phase reversal switches expose operators to high voltages and introduce severe mechanical and electrical stress to the motor due to abrupt directional changes. By integrating magnetic contactors, overload relays, and time delay mechanisms, this design ensures smooth transitions between forward, stop, and reverse states. Crucially, the system features both hardware and electrical interlocking mechanisms to prevent the forward and reverse contactors from engaging simultaneously, effectively eliminating the risk of catastrophic line to line short circuits. To enhance precision and monitoring, the system integrates an Arduino microcontroller platform for sensor based automation. The Arduino acts as the central control unit, processing inputs from operational switches or position sensors and managing output signals to the relay modules that drive the heavy duty contactors. Thermal overload relays are embedded within the power circuit to continuously monitor current draw, immediately cutting power if an overcurrent or fault condition is detected. Furthermore, the microcontroller enforces programmed time delays during direction switches, ensuring the motor rotor comes to a complete rest before reversing. The resulting prototype offers a highly reliable, safe, and cost-effective motor control solution that significantly reduces maintenance downtime and improves operator safety in small-scale industrial and micro workshops.
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    Investor to manufacture transformers, flat irons
    (New Vision, 2018-05-11) Vision, Reporter
    A Chinese entrepreneur, Pengfei Zhang, has expressed interest in investing in a multi-manufacturing factory for the production of an assortment of electrical equipment in Uganda.
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    Karuma engineers lay down tools over pay
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-13) Owiny, Jolly Tobias
    Works at Karuma Hydro-power plant has stalled after engineers supervising construction went on strike over pay.
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    Tororo gets new 10MW solar plant
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Wesonga, Nelson
    The government is today expected to switch on the Tororo Solar North plant. The plant in Tororo District, about 200 kilo metres east of Kampala, will generate 10 megawatts (MW).
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    Karuma dam supervisor to be replaced.
    (New Vision, 2017-12-01) Odyek, John
    The Government is looking for a new supervisor for the construction of the sh6 trillion Karuma dam. This follows concerns about the quality of supervision of the project owner's engineer, Energy Infratech PYT Ltd, the Indian-based company. This was revealed by Margaret Proscovia Njuki,
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    Umeme prioritises safety, Health.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2018-04-28) Wagabaza, Owen
    According to Ronald Miti, an occupational health expert, occupational health and safety is the aspect where an employer puts in place systems and processes that prevent non-intentional injuries arising from the processes and systems employed and behaviour accruing from the people who interface with these systems.
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    Sh2.2 trillion set aside for free rural power connections.
    (New Vision, 2018-04-24) Sanya, Samuel
    The electricity connections policy aims at increasing access to electricity from the current 20% to 60% by 2027 in the country.
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    Isimba:
    (New Vision, 2017-08-16) Bwambale, Taddeo
    When the first turbine of the 183-megawatt Isimba hydropower dam is switched on in August next year, residents of Busaana sub-county in Kayunga district will be looking for much more than light. Four years ago, much of the area, located on the lower banks of the River Nile,
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    Sewage plant to produce electricity opens January.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-14) Bwambale, Taddeo; Waiswa, Juliet
    When a new sh420b sewage treatment plant opens in Kampala in January next year, it will not only filter much of the city's waster, but also produce electricity. The construction of the facility in Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb, is almost complete.
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    MPs direct REA to recover sh3b for electricity supply
    (New Vision, 2018-05-30) Sekanjako, Henry
    MPs on Parliament's committee on commissions, statutory authorities and state enterprises (COSASE), have directed the Rural electrification Agency (REA), together with Solicitor General, to recover sh3b from an electricity supply deal in western Uganda. Ferdsult had not paid any of the concession fees (sh420m) since the contract was signed.
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    Uganda needs a diverse energy mix
    (New Vision, 2018-04-23) Mutikanga, Harrison
    Uganda's energy sector is experiencing rapid growth and transformation. Two major power plants, Isimba (183MW) and Karuma (600MW) will increase the energy capacity of the country, leading to rural electrification, industrialization, and other important infrastructure projects to ensure a robust market for the electricity produced. Uganda Electricity Generation Company and others are looking to increase the renewable energy mix, with explorations in geothermal and Solar.
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    Specialised Technical Services big on fuel system installation
    (New Vision, 2017-07-13) Naigino, Stella
    Today, many people are opening up fuel stations, but few are aware of the dos and don'ts for the business. It is for this reason that some fuel stations catch fire. However, with the right information on safety measures at a fuel station, fires can be avoided.
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    Karuma to switch on two 100MW turbines next year.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-08) Bwambale, Taddeo
    thirty-five-year-old Jane Namukwaya, a mother of two, runs a small retail shop that doubles as a restaurant at Karuma, a settlement in the western district of Kiryandongo. She spends sh4,000 on a litre of paraffin daily,
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    Karuma hydropower dam set to open next year.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-08) Bwambale, Taddeo
    A person travelling on the Gulu-Masindi highway will have no idea that 100 metres beneath them, water will be flowing back to the never through two parallel 8km- long runnels. The runnels will discharge water that has been diverted to the powerhouse back to the River Nile,
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    Kawanda- Karuma power line construction starage facility closed
    (New Vision, 2018-05-09) Mutegeki, Geoffrey
    The storage facility for the firm constructing the Kawanda-Karuma transmission power line has been closed over environmental concerns.
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    Ministry admits use of poor electricity poles.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-26) Wesonga, Nelson
    The Ministry of Energy has directed the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to explain the use of substandard wooden poles on some rural electrification lines. Though Energy State minister Simon D'Ujanga said it is a "small thing, which can be doing an audit.
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    Energy PS cancels contract.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-17) Karugaba, Mary
    A row has erupted between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) over the proposed construction of the 330MW Kiba hydropower project across River Nile in Nwoya and Kiryandongo districts.
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    Sh162b earmarked for nine power projects.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-15) Odyek, John
    The government and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a partnership to construct nine mini- hydropower plants in western Uganda. The plants are intended to generate 6.7MW of power for rural communities that have no access to power.
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    Ugandans wait on cabinet to deliver reduced power tariffs.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-25) Mufumba, Isaac
    One June 23, 2016, while speaking at state House Entebbe where he opened the inaugural meeting of the cabinet following the 2016 General Election. President Museveni directed officials in the cost of power from Bujagali Hydro power station.