Pauline Irene Batebe

Pauline Irene Batebe, also Irene Pauline Batebe or Irene Batebe, is a Ugandan chemical and mechanical engineer, who serves as the Permanent Secretary in the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, since August 2021. Before that, she was the chairperson of the Uganda Refinery Holding Company (URHC), a subsidiary company of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). Quotes 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%. Pauline Irene Batebe said in an interview 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. Pauline Irene Batebe talking about Uganda's energy 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. Pauline Irene Batebe talking about what can be done to improve Uganda's transmission and distribution network External links UNOC Website Category:Engineers from Uganda Category:Chemical engineers Category:Mechanical engineers Category:Government officials Category:Living people