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900 to get free electricity connection in Gulu and Kitgum

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 people in Gulu and Kitgum districts are to benefit from the free electricity connection policy. The policy under the Rural Electrification Agency – REA started two years ago but was halted in March last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Doreen …

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Umeme posts 70% profits fall due to Covid 19

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity Company Umeme Ltd has posted a net profit of 41.1 Billion Shillings from its 2020 operations. This is a decline of 69% from the 139.2 Billion Shillings it recorded in the year 2019.  The huge fall in the profits is largely attributed to …

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Police, UMEME relaunch operation on power theft amidst rising losses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distribution company, Umeme, and the Uganda Police have launched a joint Operation against illegal power connections and related activities, starting with Kampala area. The relaunch of the operation dubbed ‘Komboa’ follows an increase in the level of power losses over the last one year, …

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Uganda lost Sh25 billion to vandalism, power theft in 2020

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Government through the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited -UEDCL made a loss of sh25.5billion in 2019/2020 financial year due to vandalism and power theft.  UEDCL operates various businesses like leasing out electricity distribution infrastructure to UMEME, electricity pole plant operations and electricity distribution in eight …

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Huge investments to stabilise power supply in Northern Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda has experienced unprecedented growth over the past years which has come along with increasing demand for electricity. Power distributor Umeme and other sector players including Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Rural Electrification Agency are undertaking critical projects …

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Kyenjojo residents, company clash over power extension project

Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amart Construction Limited, the company that was contracted to extend electricity to some parts of Kyenjojo district has clashed with residents who have been affected by the project. Last year, the Rural Electrification Agency-REA contracted Amart to erect an electricity line for Buntunduzi sub county …

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Umeme promises Gulu customers reliable power supply

Gulu, Uganda |  JULIUS BUSINGE | Power distributor, Umeme has embarked on stakeholder engagement meetings across the country, starting with Northern Uganda to explain the company’s planned projects aimed at improving power reliability in the communities.  The Gulu meetings were held last week.  The main objective of the meetings was to inform …

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