- Uganda to grow electricity access to 60%
- The current access rate stands at 22%
- To implement a five-year strategic plan for improvement in electricity access
The Ugandan Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has said it plans to improve electricity access. The regulatory authority plans to provide electricity to more than 50% of its population by raising the access rates to 60% from the current 22%.
ERA will achieve its vision by implementing its five-year strategic plan to grow per capita electricity consumption from 100kWh to 578kWh. Under this plan, the country would improve its transmission network by adding 2,000km of high voltage transmission lines to the current 2,354km and improving grid reliability to 90%.
Chief Executive Officer ERA, Ziria Tibalwa Waako, has said that to achieve the targets set in its strategic plan, the ERA must collaborate with sector stakeholders and establish strong governance, risk, and compliance management policies. “There will be people, processes, tools, and institutional sustainability to attain value-for-money and growth for a competitive electricity regulatory system,” she said.
Electricity access in Uganda is currently concentrated within urban and semi-urban areas.