PACMECs is incurring high maintenance costs on wildfire-related damage on their transmission lines Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rampant bush fires in the Acholi sub-region have cost Pader Abim Community Multi-Purpose Electricity Cooperatives Society Limited (PACMECs) millions of shillings in replacement and maintenance of electric poles. PACMECs is responsible …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City and the neighboring areas woke up in darkness on Thursday morning following the cutting down of electric poles by unknown people. The unknown people used power saw machine and cut down three poles in Bugema Nauyo within Mbale City blocking part of Mbale …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has attributed the persistent power blackouts to the continued use of old electric poles and transmission wires. Many districts in the country, including Gulu and Arua, are experiencing acute power shortages and there hasn’t been any clear explanation despite the country generating …
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