Our view: High connection costs are among the major hindrances to accessing electricity, resulting in low electrification rates of 28 per cent according to the draft Energy Policy 2019 Following government’s suspension of the Electricity Connections Policy (ECP) where Ugandans could get connected to the national grid, electricity users will have to incur extra costs […]
Mr. Blessing Nshaho, Umeme’s Chief Corporate and Regulatory Officer presenting the company’s revenue requirement on Friday during a virtual application for tariff review (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA – Uganda’s main power distribution utility Umeme has tabled a $219 million (Shs813.2 billion budget) for 2021. Of that, $119 million (Shs442.4 billion) will be for capital investments in the […]
In a statement from the Head of Communications for Umeme, Peter Kauju, he says, “The Electricity Regulatory Authority has advised us about the temporary suspension of free connections.” INFRASTRUCTURE All free connections on the national electric grid have temporarily been suspended by the Electricity Regulatory Authority. In the past, some homes and businesses have always […]
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has Wednesday approved new costs that shall be charged to customers by Umeme and other electricity distribution companies. The decision comes weeks after cabinet approved suspension of the Electricity Connection Policy (ECP) under which Ugandans were entitled to free connections to the national power greed. The program was suspended because […]
Kitutu says the other companies involved in upstream level activities like generation and transmission should not take advantage of the public ignorance which leaves distributors like Umeme as the visible culprits. The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Goretti Kitutu has asked companies involved in the electricity sector to work reduce the cost of power. […]
Power supply in the Bugisu sub-region is expected to stabilise after President Museveni launched an upgraded 50 megawatts Mbale substation near Bugema. The region, which hosts Mbale City, one of Uganda’s most commercial centres, had previously been supplied by two lines from Tororo with maximum capacity of 25 megawatts. The $17m (Sh64b) substation is expected […]
Umeme traded 75 million shares worth sh17b, taking up 64.8% of total turnover, and 22% of total traded volumes. Paul Bwiso (R) CEO Uganda Securities Exchange with Keith Kalyegira (L) CEO Capital Markets Authority. (Courtesy photo) Umeme and Stanbic were the most traded counters on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) at the end of November […]
Cabinet has approved the setup of an Energy Infrastructure Fund, which will draw money from the Treasury to aid establishment of electricity projects This was revealed by Energy Minister Maria Goretti Kitutu, during the launch of the Electricity Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda in Kampala early this week. "We want to put an infrastructure […]
Energy Minister Mary Gorret Kitutu takes President Museveni on a guided tour of the newly upgraded sub station in Mbale. PHOTO/COURTESY. Power supply in the Bugisu sub-region is expected to stabilise after President Museveni launched an upgraded 50 megawatts Mbale substation near Bugema. The region, which hosts Mbale City, one of Uganda’s most commercial centres, […]
Energy minister Mary Gorret Kitutu takes President Museveni on a guided tour of the newly upgraded Umeme power sub station in Mbale City shortly after launching it on Monday. (C) is UMEME boss Selestino Babungi. President Yoweri Museveni this Monday afternoon commissioned Umeme’s upgraded multibillion Mbale Substation near Bugema. “The upgraded Mbale Substation‘s reliability and […]
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