3 hours ago . 1 min Read Umeme Uganda Limited has announced a power blackout in several areas of Entebbe Municipality Friday. According to Umeme, the planned shutdown is meant to allow maintenance works, and power restoration is expected at 5:00pm. “All inconveniences caused are regretted,” Umeme apologised in a notice. The affected areas include; […]
Sh14b Nyakesi transformers (left), supplying reliable electricity to Hima and Simba cement plants (right) in Tororo (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA — The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved new Electricity End-User Tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for the supply of Electrical Energy in the Billing Period from July to September 2021. The New Electricity End-User […]
This is after the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approved new End-User Tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for the supply of Electrical Energy in the Billing Period from July to September 2021. Umeme has reduced the cost of electricity to the domestic user by 3 shillings and 4 cents per unit effective July for […]
Power utility firm Umeme faces a second straight year of declining revenues after Uganda’s energy sector regulator announced on July 9 that end-user tariffs for electricity will reduce in the third quarter of this year — a relief for consumers whose burden eases by two percent compared with prices for the April-June period. The Electricity […]
An Umeme sales rep talks to a customer. Umeme executives fear low tariffs may trigger a decrease in demand for power. PHOTO | FILE Power utility firm Umeme faces a second straight year of declining revenues. Umeme executives fear that the low tariffs coming in the middle of a second lockdown due to the Covid-19 […]
Kampala – Uganda’s electricity regulator, ERA has reduced the cost of electricity to the domestic user by UGX3.04 cents per unit effective July 2021 for the next three months. In a media statement, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approved new End-User Tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for the supply of Electrical Energy in […]
Government had in December suspended free electricity connections, citing lack of funds. PHOTO/FILE. The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has reduced power tariffs for July until September across different consumer categories. ERA in a statement issued on Friday attributed the reduction to the consumer price index, the appreciation of Uganda Shilling against the dollar by 3.3 […]
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has reduced power tariffs for July until September across different consumer categories. ERA in a statement issued on Friday attributed the reduction to the consumer price index, the appreciation of Uganda Shilling against the dollar by 3.3 per cent, the fall in fuel prices and the energy generation mix. According […]
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has reviewed and approved reduced electricity tariffs for 2021 in accordance with the principles of tariff calculation and the terms of supply of the licensees in the Electricity Supply Industry. Umeme has been forced to reduce its rates, abided by the Electricity Regulatory Authority, and has notified its customers of […]
Users of Umeme should expect to get reduced bills. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme has reduced the cost of electricity to the domestic user by sh3 and 4 cents per unit effective July, for the next three months. This is after the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approved new End-User Tariffs to be charged […]
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