Uganda: Umeme Engineers Arrested Over Theft of Electric Wires, Cables

Uganda: Umeme Engineers Arrested Over Theft of Electric Wires, Cables

Three workers of power distributing company, UMEME have been arrested after being found in possession of assortments of electric wires and cables. The arrests follow intensified operations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations against acts of sabotage, vandalism and theft of electric wires and cables, with successful raids at two locations in Namugongo and Katwe. […]

Uganda to Hand Out Near-Life Sentences to Electric Infrastructure Vandals

Uganda to Hand Out Near-Life Sentences to Electric Infrastructure Vandals

Image sourced from Briefly.co.za. Following the passing of Uganda’s new Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 on Wednesday, Ugandans found guilty of vandalizing electricity infrastructure may face a fine of $283,764.96 (Shs 1-billion) or a 15-year jail sentence, just five years short of the Ugandan life sentence term of 20 years. This passing of the bill comes […]

Govt opts for production cost sharing on Kilembe Mines

Govt opts for production cost sharing on Kilembe Mines

Kilembe Mines, a copper producer which began operating in 1950, had an estimated 4.5 million tonnes of copper ore when operations stopped. PHOTO/COURTESY What you need to know: Earlier, Nankabirwa said, government had invited potential investors for Kilembe Mines to partner with government in the new concept of production sharing agreements so that the country […]

MPs end Umeme monopoly as electricity distributor

MPs end Umeme monopoly as electricity distributor

Parliament has passed the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022, which among others, permits generation and transmission licensees to supply electricity in bulk directly to categories of customers specified by the minister What you need to know: The decision by Parliament, which now awaits assent by President Museveni, ends decades of Umeme’s monopoly as the sole bulk […]

169MW of purchased electricity goes unsold every quarter - ERA

169MW of purchased electricity goes unsold every quarter – ERA

On average, distribution companies fail sell at least 17.6 percent of purchased electricity. PHOTO | FILE Electricity distribution companies on average lose about 169 megawatts every three months, which remain unsold, according to data from Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). According to details contained in the ERA Electricity Distribution Statistics report for the quarter ended September […]