Increased economic activity thus increased power demand, translating into increased customer connections combined to spur a 19.9% growth in Umeme Limited’s gross revenues for H1 2023, the energy distribution company has reported. In results published today, 21st August 2023, Umeme said during the first 6 months of 2023, it connected an additional 72,411 customers to its network, compared to 56,547 in 2022 representing a 28% growth. This increased the company’s customer base to 1.8 million. The company also said it witnessed an 8%, 9%, 9% and 11% growth in electricity sales to its domestic households, and commercial, medium industrial and…
Increased investments and connections, drive Umeme’s H1 2023 revenue to UGX1.1 trillion

Umeme Managing Director, Selestino Babungi. Umeme is yet to publicly articulate how it intends to return value to shareholders during this transitional period—whether through special dividends, share buybacks, or another mechanism. Without clarity, market confidence is likely to deteriorate further.




