Environmentalists Advocate for Subsidized Electricity and Gas for Citizens

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmental experts in Uganda sounded the alarm, warning that the very heart of the nation’s ecological balance is under imminent threat due to relentless deforestation driven by the insatiable demand for firewood and charcoal.

Forefronting this clarion call is Nanteza Patricia, the resolute Executive Director of RePlanet Africa, whose impassioned plea resonates from the heart of Kampala to the furthest reaches of the nation.

Patricia’s clarion call is clear: the government must urgently steer away from the perilous course of wood consumption, and instead, extend a lifeline to its citizens in the form of affordable electricity and subsidized gas cylinders for cooking.

Nanteza made this call on October 16th, while in Kampala as she launched the “Switch on Africa” campaign by RePlanet Africa, aimed at helping Ugandans access affordable electricity.

She emphasized that solar power, gas, and nuclear energy should be the most preferable alternatives to charcoal and firewood, stating that these have pushed the country’s forests to the verge of extinction.