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. […]
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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
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 […]
Uganda: Heavy penalties for vandalism of electricity infrastructure
Download logo A Shs1 billion fine or a 15 years jail term awaits anyone who is found guilty of vandalizing electricity infrastructure following the passing of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Legislators passed the Bill on Wednesday, 13 April 2022. This passing of the bill comes at a time when the country has been experiencing […]
Uganda powers industry with lower energy tariff
Uganda has maintained the trend it started in 2020, to lower the electricity tariff in a bid to meet its industrialisation targets and offer its manufacturers a competitive price. PHOTO | FILE For the April-June quarter, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) issued a tariff reduction of 1.44 percent, on the basis of a positive growth […]
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 […]
Uganda: Heavy penalties for vandalism of electricity infrastructure
A Shs 1 billion fine or a 15 years jail term awaits anyone who is found guilty of vandalizing electricity infrastructure following the passing of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Legislators passed the Bill on Wednesday, 13 April 2022. This passing of the bill comes at a time when the country has been experiencing vandalism […]
Umeme net profits up
The company’s net profit more than tripled to Shs139bn in 2021 Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s electricity distribution firm, Umeme, has seen 2021 net profit more than triple to Shs139bn owed to increase in customer base and electricity sales. This is the similar profit earned in 2019 during the pre-COVID period. Umeme recorded […]
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 […]
Uganda power distributor Umeme 2021 pretax profit jumps 34%
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s sole power distributor Umeme Limited said on Monday its pretax profits jumped 34% last year as a loosening of COVID-19 restrictions fuelled a surge in demand for energy. Umeme said its pre-tax profit rose to 642.2 billion shillings ($179 million) in the twelve months to end-December, compared with 478.9 billion shillings […]