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"Our mandate is to ensure sustainable exploitation of our petroleum resources, among other extractives that we have as a country, as well as to ensure we are improving on our access to clean energy while ensuring that it is affordable and reliable."
"20 years ago, our electrification rate was at 10%. Electricity is a key driver for creating a positive business environment. Many strides have been taken, and thanks to the efforts of His Excellency the President and the rest of the government, just in the last 20 years we’ve jumped from 10% to 57%."
"Our petroleum industry is being developed in a sustainable manner when it comes to environmental and social governance, and this includes the issues around land acquisition. We go through comprehensive resettlement action planning, where all compensations are approved by the chief government valuer, and then we proceed to pay the project affected persons."
"Today, our transmission networks are constrained. Our system is struggling in many areas. We continue to experience energy losses, although they are on a decline compared to 20 years ago, so we’ll be looking to invest more in our transmission network. Additionally, the new Electricity (Amendment) Act of 2022 removed the single-buyer mode, where our national utility company, Uganda Electricity Transmission, was the sole buyer for all power generated in the country."
"We can't make a Mercedes in Uganda but we can make something fit for our local market."
"The opportunity is there, what lacks is the willingness to do it. There is a lot more discipline and constraint needed in manufacturing but in the long term, it is something that has rewards."
"I graduated from the University of Nairobi in 1974, with a Bachelor of Science, Honors degree, in Electrical Engineering; emerging as the first woman to attain an engineering degree in Uganda. My employment was mainly within Government, where I had the opportunity to train, acquire skills and gain experience in management and leadership. I am Registered Engineer and member of the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers (UIPE) and served as a member of UIPE Executive Council for two years."
"Knowledge is key in the proper regulation of the electricity subsector. I possess a mix of practical experience and technical knowledge to understand what goes into the proper operation and maintenance of the electricity subsector, coupled with leadership exposure and training to balance empathy and execution."
"My most memorable moment as a woman in this sector is marrying and raising six children without it impeding my professional and career growth. A proper balance between work and family."
"When mothers are well off the entire society is well off."
"Everybody is going digital because of the benefits. In terms of our work, yes, we are scared of what AI is becoming as we see the developments, but technology has penetrated every aspect of our lives and is supposed to make it better. Even in Uganda, we are saying we will not be left behind."
"The same way we have crimes in the physical world, the cyber world is just getting bad manners and putting them in cyberspace. Can we say we turn a deaf ear? We can not."
"This campaign is something where we applaud all the partners who have come together. As a country, the whole world is going global and digital. We cannot say, as Uganda, we are going to remain in our ways of hiding the money under the mattress or digging a hole to place the money because we live in a global world."
"Film speaks a universal language. It accords us a great opportunity to highlight our customs and tourism. UCC is proud to support the industry and is open to support any ventures in this direction."