Mr. Obiga is the Director Legal Services at the Electricity Regulatory Authority. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all subordinate Courts. He holds the LLM (QMUL), LLB (UDSM), ACIArb, ICSA, and PGDip Law – LDC.
Mr. Obiga has Extensive Legal Experience in the Public and Private Sectors, in particular; the Energy Sector, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Power Infrastructure Development, Regulatory Due Diligence, Compliance and Regulatory Advisory.
His area of specialty extends to Negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements, Inter-Governmental Power Development Agreements, Cross Border Power Interconnection, Wheeling, Electrification and Energy Regulatory Matters.
He has represented ERA and the Government of Uganda in several Regulatory and Structuring processes of Energy Projects both in Uganda and East Africa.
Mr. Obiga is a Trainer of Regulators, Utilities, Financiers and Local Development Banks on Corporate and Regulatory Governance, Power Purchase Agreements, Dispute Resolution, Monitoring and Compliance, Governance, Sovereign Support and Financing of Power Projects and Regulatory Frameworks.