The changes, announced on 26 May 2026 through an official Presidential Press Unit (PPU) release, signal a strategic political and economic reset as Uganda navigates rising public debt, high lending rates, oil sector expectations, regional trade expansion, and growing pressure to. The changes, announced on 26 May 2026 through an official Presidential Press Unit (PPU) release, signal a strategic political and economic reset as Uganda navigates rising public debt, high lending rates, oil sector expectations, regional trade expansion, and growing pressure to. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development promotes the development, strategic management and sustainable exploitation of Uganda's energy and mineral resources. The mandate of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is to establish, promote the development, strategically manage. da stands at a pivotal moment in its development. A country endowed with abundant rivers, equatorial sunshine, geothermal potential and a young, growing population, Uganda has, over the past decade, transformed its energy landscape through deliberate policy, discipl ned investment and sustained. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a major Cabinet reshuffle, introducing fresh faces into some of Uganda's most powerful ministries while retaining key figures at the top of government. The changes, announced on 26 May 2026 through an official Presidential Press Unit (PPU) release. The IEA examines the full spectrum of energy issues including oil, gas and coal supply and demand, renewable energy technologies, electricity markets, energy efficiency, access to energy, demand side management and much more. Through its work, the IEA advocates policies that will enhance the. Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without PortfolioThe Cabinet, on 3rd April 2023, approved the Revised Energy Policy for Uganda, 2023 (EP2023), replacing the Energy Policy for Uganda, 2002, which guided the progressive expansion of investment in the energy sector for the past 20 years.