Communities in Greater Mityana have been cautioned against illegal power connections which not only pose a glaring safety risk but also compromise the quality of electricity and increase energy losses. Speaking during a Stakeholder engagement meeting in Mityana with Area Members of Parliament and District Leaders, Umeme’s Head of Metering Services Victoria Namubiru said, “Power theft not only endangers the communities but also affects the reliability of supply and the network. We request you the district leadership to remind the communities about the dangers of power theft because electricity kills,”. Namubiru cautioned the public to be vigilant and report any…
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Political leaders from Greater Masaka have implored the Government and electricity utilities to increase connections to the grid to transform lives. Led by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga, the leaders revealed that many people remain off the grid yet electricity is key to kick-starting economic activity. “This region is trying to rediscover its potential in all forms. The Masaka of old is trying to find its bearing and power is a key component to this greater discovery. I hope this is the beginning of a journey to connect many who need to access power. Electricity should be…
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Umeme has commissioned another multibillion project in Luuka District in its quest to boost the Government’s ambitious access agenda and rural electrification. The US$ 4,205,623 (UGX15.2 billion) project, that involved the construction of over a 500km distribution line, with 96 transformers, will benefit up to 1,000 households. The funding is part of the $100m (about sh360b) the Government secured from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to switch-on some of the long-pending new electricity connection applicants under the Umeme footprint. Up to 87,500 no-pole of the 250,000 applicants, dating back to 2019, will benefit from the funding. Blessing Nshaho, the Umeme…
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Power Utility Umeme has supported SOS Children’s Village with an assortment of scholastic materials including textbooks, laptop computers, exercise books and homecare utensils worth UGX44.5 million. The Corporate Social Responsibility initiative was aimed at giving back to the communities with in which the company operates in by supporting the disadvantaged children at the SOS children’s home with online learning materials. Speaking during the handover ceremony Selestino Babungi, the Umeme Managing Director said giving back to the communities was an act of humanity. He commended SOS model which seeks to raise children in a family setting and also support children in…
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In a bid to support the green agenda, Umeme in partnership with Gulu City have launched a tree planting drive aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and effects of climate change. As part of its U-Green efforts, Umeme Ltd has partnered with Gulu City administration to plant 200 Tabebuia chrysotricha (pink trumpet) trees along Ring Road as a proactive measure to support the City’s ecosystem and mitigate the impact of climate change. Urban greening is very important in the wellbeing of the Urban and city dwellers. Umeme’s Managing Director Selestino Babungi speaking during the tree planting exercise said trees have planted…
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Power distributor, Umeme, has injected over UGX17 billion in the past three years to stabilize and create reliable power supply in Gulu City and surrounding areas, Umeme managing director told stakeholders on Wednesday. “More than UGX17 billion has been injected to improve reliability in Gulu City and the surrounding. I can feel the difference. Last time we were in Gulu, power went off more than five times, but this time around, we have not felt even a flicker more eight hours later. This is remarkable improvement,” Selestino Babungi said during the Bomah Hotel meeting in Gulu City. He noted that…
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Uganda’s Tourism Fort Portal City is now assured of more reliable electricity supply after power distributor Umeme sinking investments in network improvement, building switching stations and installing new transformers in the area. Selestino Babungi, the managing director, told stakeholders during the opening of the $200,000 state-of-the-art new regional service centre over the weekend that the company was moving ahead of the electricity demand in the region to create opportunities. “Fort Portal and this region as whole, has so many opportunities as a new city which require building infrastructure to support the growth. We have gone ahead to work with key…
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The Government of Uganda has secured $100m (UGX360 billion) funding from the African Development Bank to switch-on some of the long-pending new electricity connection applicants under the Umeme footprint. Up to 87,500 no-pole of the 250,000 applicants, dating back to 2019, will benefit from the funding commissioned in Waibuga subcounty in Luuka District on Tuesday. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Energy and Mineral Development Minister, reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring that Ugandans have access to clean and safe energy. “The Government is intensifying evacuation programmes for the electricity generation and distribution to Ugandans,” she said. The Minister cautioned the residents to…
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Despite a tough 2021, marked by a sluggish economy and sticky pandemic-related logistics obstructions on one hand as well as delayed government funding for the free Electricity Connections Policy (ECP), the power distributor has reported that in the first 6 months of 2021, it forged ahead with is its investment agenda, devoting UGX49 billion in improving reliability and connecting new customers. Umeme which accounts for 97% of Uganda’s distribution market share, said that following a government decision in late 2020 to allow self-funding customers to pay for new connections and the resumption of the ECP in March 2021, it had…
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Utility firm Umeme has revealed that it consumes about 90,000 electricity poles from local suppliers every year. “In line with Government of Uganda’s Strategy to support local content under the Buy Uganda Build Uganda policy, Umeme’s purchases for electricity poles from local farmers now stands 90,000 annually,” the utility company says in a statement adding: “Umeme has since 2008 been consuming electricity poles from 6 local suppliers who buy from farmers, cure them and sell to the utility.” Selestino Babungi, Umeme’s Managing Director says on average, the utility buys 90,000 treated poles per annum. “Umeme sources for poles, wooden and…
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