While addressing residents of Kakumiro and guests at Kakeka stadium, President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni promised to the people of Kakumiro that the NRM Government is on the path to connect over 1,400,000 households to clean and affordable electricity.
“We are reforming the electricity Sector. I signed the Electricity (Amendment) Act 2022 and this will spur economic growth through,” noted the president.
President Museveni revealed this at the 37th NRM/NRA liberation celebrations that took place on Thursday 26th Jan 2023.
According to the President, distribution of the Electricity sub sector has drastically improved in Uganda.
“Energy Losses have been reduced from over 3% at liberalization to 14% in 2022 and the legally Grid-Connected Customer Base has grown from approximately 180,000 Customers in 2001 to 1,700,000 in 2022, including Off-Grid Customers,” he said.
“These are great achievements that we must celebrate as a country,” President Museveni continued.
The President also promised residents of Kikube district electricity during the launch of the king fisher oil rig on Tuesday. He ordered the minister of Energy Hon Ruth Nankabirwa to make sure the people of Kikube have electricity since Uganda has surplus power for sale that needs to be consumed.