Survey and Voting to determine the Best 30 Electricity Sector Companies in Uganda to be accredited with the Uganda Economic Development Mark of Excellence Certification 2022.
Because of a conducive regulatory environment created by Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), a remarkable improvement in the Distribution of Electricity in Uganda has been realized. Energy Losses have been reduced from over 30% at liberalization to 16% in 2020. The Access to Clean Energy rate has also increased and the legally Grid-Connected Customer Base has grown from approximately 180,000 Customers in 2001 to 1,643,288 in 2020, including Off-Grid Customers.
In 2019 Electricity Regulatory Authority was recognized by Public Opinions and Office of the Minister of State for Investment with the Uganda Responsible Investment Award during the Uganda High Level Uganda Responsible Investment Summit presided over by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On the same day, Kilembe Investments Limited was also recognized as the best Private Sector Electricity Stakeholder in appreciation of its commitment to follow ERA Guidelines and supporting social-economic transformation of Rwenzori Region. At the summit,H.E Yoweri kaguta Museveni was recognised by Public Opinions with the Uganda Economic Development Mark of Excellence as the Uganda Peace and Development Champion (His acceptance Speech).
Public Opinions in association with Department of Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda conducted a survey in which Ugandans voted Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) as the best Performing Statutory Authority in Uganda. This was followed by Uganda national Roads Authority (UNRA), and Bank of Uganda.
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The NRM Government under the leadership of H.E Yoweri kaguta Museveni is now committed to Agro-Industrialization for wealth creation. We can only attainment agro-industrialization in Uganda only if Uganda has stable, clean and affordable electricity supply which Electricity Regulatory Authority is promoting. Therefore Public Opinions is conducting a field based survey to determine the best 30 Electricity companies/Players that have committed themselves to social-economic transformation of Uganda. The Best 30 Electricity Sector players will appear on the list of the Uganda GREAT50 Economic Stakeholders to be recognized soon with the Uganda Economic Development Mark of Excellence Certification for the first quarter of 2022.
Here below are the Nominated Uganda Electricity Sector Companies in which the best 30 will be determined through voting by the people. For voting the best Electricity players, please send SMS or Whatsapp Message to +256774992426 or to Email:[email protected]
- Absolute Energy Kitobo GRS Commodities ltd
- Access Uganda Solar Limited
- Africa EMS Mpanga Ltd(Mpanga, Nyamwamba 1 & 2)
- AMEA power LLC
- ARPE Ltd
- Bugoye Power Ltd
- Bujagali Energy Ltd
- Butama Hydro-Electricity Company Ltd
- Bwindi Community Micro Hydro Power Ltd
- Eco Clean (PVT) Limited
- Eco Power Uganda Limited
- Electro Max Ltd Tororo
- Elemental Energy Limited
- Emerging Power Limited
- Eskom Uganda Ltd
- Frontier Energy Limited
- Genmax Nyagak Limited
- Greenwus Energy Africa Ltd
- Hoima Sugar Limited
- Hydromax Ltd Buseruka
- Hydromax Nkusi Ltd – Waki
- Kakira Sugar Works Ltd
- Kalangala Infrastructure Services (KIS)
- Kamuli Sugar Limited
- Kasese Cobalt Company Ltd
- Kikagati Power Company Limited
- Kilembe Investment Ltd (KIL)
- Kilembe Mines Ltd
- Kinyara Sugar Works Ltd
- Kisiizi Hospital Power Project
- Mahoma Hydro Limited
- Mandulis Energy (U) Ltd
- Mayuge Sugar Industries Limited
- Mpanga Hydro Uganda Limited
- Mukoki Hydro Ltd
- Ndugutu Power Company Limited
- Nyamagasani 2 HPP Limited
- PA Technical Limited
- raREH Sisi (PVT) Ltd
- Rwenkuba Power Company Limited
- Rwenzori Hydro Private Limited
- Senok Wind Uganda limited
- SINO Hydro Corporation (Bujagali Hydro Power Project)
- SM Hydro (U) Ltd
- Sugar and Allied Industries Limited
- Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited
- Timex Bukinda Hydro (U) Limited
- Tororo Solar North Limited
- Tororo Solar PV Company Limited
- Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL)
- Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd.
- Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd
- UMEME Ltd
- Vidullanka PLC
- West Nile Rural Electrification Company (WENRECO)
- Winch Energy (U) Ltd
- Xsabo Nkonge Solarline II Ltd
- Ziba Hydro Limited
Uganda’s Electricity Supply Industry was greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the peak demand dropping to as low as 588.5 MW in April 2020 having dropped from 728.7 MW in February 2020. The maximum demand registered in 2020 was 736MW in November 2020.
Uganda operates a Single Bulk Supplier Model in Electricity Transmission. The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has a License for Bulk Power Supply, Import, and Export of Electricity as well as a System Operator. During the FY2019/20; UETCL purchased and sold 4,329.4 GWh and 4171.4 GWh respectively.
The energy purchases and sales in the FY 2019/20 increased but at a decreasing rate, recording an annual growth rate of 2% far below the 6% average annual growth rate observed since FY 2015/16. This drop in the growth rate is partly due to the market performance constraints imposed by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Uganda’s Tariff Structure classifies Electricity Customers into Six Categories these are, Domestic, Commercial, Medium Industrial, Large Industrial, Extra-Large Industrial, and Street Lights.
The number of customers on the grid increased by 11% in the FY 2019/20 from the 1,454,219 during the FY2018/19. About 94% of the customers on the network are domestic customers with the other customer categories constituting 6%. Umeme Limited accounts for 93% of the total customers, UEDL had a 5% share while the other distribution companies account for 2%.
