Tariff Reductions Approved by ERA will Support Ugandan Industry’s Economic Expansion
The government focuses on SMEs in order to promote economic growth, even as it maintains rates for home customers and street lights. Customers of domestic energy who buy more than 15 units of power are also eligible for a 1 percent rate decrease.
Kira-Matugga Road Contractor Builds New Matugga Police Offices
The head of the Matugga Police Station, Kassim Kakembo, used the occasion to make a plea to the public for assistance in preventing crime. He urged locals to seize the chance to work on-the-side jobs provided by the road project instead of participating in illegal activities like stealing gasoline from the road machinery.
The commissioning of Kalangala’s Submarine Power Cable is pending a tariff decision.
The sub-counties of Buggala and Bugoma will receive 33 kilovolts of electricity from the underwater power cable, which is planned to run 7 km along the bottom of Lake Victoria. However, the commissioning process has temporarily come to a standstill due to the Electricity Regulatory Authority’s (ERA) delay in determining tariffs.