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Hut and metallic shack next to a high voltage electricity substation. In the 1980s, charcoal and fuel wood met more than 95 percent of Uganda's energy needs. [4] In 2005 and 2006, low water levels of Lake Victoria, the main source of the country's electricity generation potential, led to a generation shortage and an energy crisis.
The energy generated is expected to be used internally through the expansion of electricity access in Uganda from estimated 20 percent in 2016 (about 900,000 subscribers) to 40 percent in 2020 (about 3 million subscribers). [10] Any surplus energy is expected to be sold to neighboring countries including South Sudan and DR Congo. [11]
ERA was established in 2000, in accordance with the Electricity Act of 1999, as an agency of the Uganda Ministry of Energy, Oil and Mineral Development. This parastatal is governed by a five-member board, also known as the "Authority".
When the Uganda Oil Refinery is built, URHC will own the shareholding that the government of Uganda will acquire in the joint venture. [2] [3] Irene Batebe, a board member of the UNOC, also served as the Principal Refining Engineer in the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, since February 2009.
UEGCL is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the power stations owned by the Ugandan government. [11]In 2002, UEGCL executed a 20-year operational, management, and maintenance concession to Eskom Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of South African energy company Eskom, to cover the two power stations UEGCL owned at the time: Kiira Power Station and Nalubaale Power Station.
The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) is a company owned by the government of Uganda.It is responsible for coordinating funding from the Ugandan government, international development partners and the private sector, to invest in renewable energy infrastructure in Uganda, with emphasis on the promotion of private sector participation.
Eskom Uganda Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eskom, the South African energy conglomerate . [9] Although fully owned by the South African parent company, EUL is allowed to exercise a wide degree of autonomy. Its chief executive officer reports directly to the board of Eskom Holdings Limited. [1]
The ministry of energy, the ministry of finance and the office of the attorney general will represent Uganda during these negotiations. [ 75 ] On 13 June 2019, during the reading of the national budget for the financial year 2019/2020, Uganda's Finance Minister , Matia Kasaija indicated that the government will extend Umeme's power distribution ...