Alexander K. Akena

Energy enthusiast. Experienced Engineer. (Note: RTs/follows are not endorsements. I sometimes post material I do not agree with.)

[Alexander K. Akena @AlexanderAkena]

Very promising turn of events. @nrep @NicMukisa @unreeea, @unacc_ug, @MEMD_Uganda

[Parliament of Uganda @Parliament_Ug]

The House passes the Stamp Duty
(Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Bill provides that the Shs15,000 stamp duty on agreements or memorandum of an agreement should attract nil duty.
#PlenaryUg

[Parliament of Uganda @Parliament_Ug]

In the proposed law, the Finance Committee that scrutinised the Bill proposed that the 0.5 per cent stamp duty on mortgage deeds and Shs15,000 on mortgage of a crop, should attract nil stamp duty.
#PlenaryUg

[ERA Uganda @ERA_Uganda]

#TariffNotice for Extra-Large Industrial Consumers

[National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) 🇺🇬 @NREP_Uganda]

📢The count down to the D day is on📢
Join our sessions for the REC24&Expo at Munyonyo Resort from 31st October to 2nd November 2024.

[EnAct @EnActNow]

Keen to learn about energy solidarity but stretched for time? We've split our extensive Toolkit into bit-sized blogs! https://t.co/rkYXLp8jJ5 ! @LucieMiddlemiss @Power4All2025 #energyjustice

[Frank M. Gashumba @FrankGashumba]

Please parents, this madness MUST STOP.

Stand up and be counted. Schools don't own our children.
It has bothered me for a while, when you browse all search engines, a kindergarten is a place where kids go and have fun
If it's a place where kids should go and have fun, why would our toddlers wake up at 4:30am to go to school?
Surprisingly, some parents after preparing the kids for school and the van picking them up, they go back to their beds and sleep.
To a certain extent some parents don't even see their kids when they are going to school because they are prepared by maids and helpers.
It's a common norm in Kampala, the van will pick these toddlers from different areas forexample Munyonyo, Mbuya, Luzira, Nasana and drop them to Namirembe road where the school is and by the time the kids reach, they are already exhausted.
Parents must raise up and stop this madness.
There is a new tendance of lower primary kids for example P.1 and P.2 having weekend classes.

When do these kids participate in extra cocurricular activities fore example football, netball etc?

If I am to recall during our school days, after each period we had playing time for example after break, we had 30 minutes of play and an hour after lunch and we go back to class.
Which school in kampala still does that these days?
Homework started as a joke and now it's a norm where these kids are given homework on a daily basis.
When do these kids ever rest.
Look at a primary kid who leaves home at 5:30am and returns at 8:00pm and still has homework they need to do.
I remember very well during our O' & level in Masaka Aghkan Senior Secondary School.
Sometimes I pass via Greenhill primary school and find our kids with heavy bags on their backs as if they are pilgrims on a pilgrimage.
This subjects kids to depression at such an early age due to their minds being over worked.
What is even more painful is that these kids are not being taught to be innovative, it's plain cramwork of the same things over and over again.
If taking these kids to school very early in the morning results into high innovation and developments, the social media apps like Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and search engines like Chrome, Google among others would be developed by Ugandans which is not a case in point.
Finally, during our days at school, they used to tell us "to be at the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing" and if it's so, why is it that when kids breakoff for holidays, they are still given holiday packages and sometimes holiday coaching.
If you are reading this post from Europe, Asia, North America, USA and other parts of Africa, kindly share with me your experience.
I will dig deeper into this Monday 5th August, 2024 on radio 4 (103.3 Fm) from 9:00am to 11:00am.

Frank M Gashumba
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[Uganda Solar Energy Association(USEA) @useaug]

DAY 2 of the @useaug National Expo at UMA SHOW GROUNDS, LUGOGO, KAMPALA.

Join us for a premier event showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in solar energy. Network with industry experts, learn about sustainable solutions, and explore exhibits from leading companies

[World Bank Energy @WBG_Energy]

📢 OUT NOW!
New @WorldBank + #ESMAP report, The Critical Link: Empowering Utilities for the #EnergyTransition, examines 180+ utilities in over 90 countries and reveals only 40% can cover their operating & debt service costs.

🌐 Read the report: https://t.co/yZZpWb6qSy

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

The pace of the transition to EVs will hinge on their cost

In China, more than 60% of electric cars sold in 2023 were already cheaper than conventional equivalents

Competition & innovation are expected to bring down prices in other major markets 👉 https://t.co/1qNMMfc0n1

[Brian E. Isabirye, Ph.D. @brianisabirye]

The E-Cooking Demonstrator Initiative in @GovUganda will also address a key barrier, capacity building!Initiative will train over 1,500 electricians to provide repair and maintenance @SMuyita @giz_uganda @AlexanderAkena @kyamageroandrew @ntvuganda @fsnakazibwe

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

🗣 “I spend hours looking for wood. It would be so much better if I had gas. I would have more time to do other things”

The average household could save nearly 1.5 hours a day from the switch to clean cooking – benefitting women & children the most

More: https://t.co/MJJmfRY2Ja

[Umeme Limited @UmemeLtd]

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These connections are available across Umeme's distribution areas in Uganda.

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#UmemeAtService #PoweringUganda

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

MPs push for Kenyans to buy electricity meters directly from private companies
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[Power Africa @PowerAfricaUS]

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[CCGResearch @ResearchCcg]

It's great to see 👀clean cooking 🍳🍲🥘taking off around the world 🌏thanks to @UKMECS @IRENA and our other colleagues. Long may it continue. And don't forget those green grids to deliver all that clean electricity ⚡️😀

[GOGLA @GOGLAssociation]

📰 SECTOR NEWS: @BritishIntInv and @ShellFoundation approve $2.6m carbon credit pilot investment in @SunCultureKenya to scale supply of solar irrigation in #Kenya.

Discover the transformative impact, empowering 9,000+ smallholder farmers. ⬇️
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[Luc Severi @lucseveri]

2024, here we go! Looking forward to taking another big step forward on #PoweringHealthcare this year, working with great partners like @EnergyAlliance @PowerAfricaUS @FCDOGovUK @TEAEnergyAccess

[SolarAid @SolarAid]

We're thrilled to announce our article 'Repairing Electronics: A #CircularEconomy Solution for Reducing #EWaste & Building Resilience in Rural #Africa' by @sofiao is a finalist in @NextBillion's 'Most Influential Article of 2023' contest!

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[James Onen | FATBOY @jamesonen]

As a heavy Internet user I've been using the lycamobile 100GB for 50k monthly bundle for 2 years now. Just from a pricing standpoint, I am yet to find a more attractive deal. I wonder why MTN and Airtel don't reduce their prices even further in light of that competition. And I wonder why no telecom, Lycamobile included, has come up with a monthly unlimited data bundle for mobile data yet. Would be nice. Lyca should try that. And put it in the 100~150k range. They would take over.

[ERA Uganda @ERA_Uganda]

#HappeningNow
#AnnualTariffReview2024
2024 Tariff Review Public Hearing https://t.co/ymvUOfTmeW via @YouTube