Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have petitioned the electricity distributor UMEME over the inconsistent and inadequate power supply. The petition signed by more than 400 people was on Tuesday handed over to the Resident City Commissioner Nsubuga Bwayo and Doreen Ogenga the UMEME Manager for Gulu …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 people in Gulu and Kitgum districts are to benefit from the free electricity connection policy. The policy under the Rural Electrification Agency – REA started two years ago but was halted in March last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Doreen …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme has replaced 15,520 postpaid meters in Acholi sub region in a bid to curb power theft. The company has installed prepaid meters in Gulu, Omoro, Lamwo, Kitgum and parts of Pader district. Doreen Ogenga, the Operations manager for Umeme in Gulu and …
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The electricity distribution company sees brighter days ahead owed to ongoing COVID-19 vaccination and the anticipated improvement in the economy Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Shareholders of electricity distributor, Umeme, face a 70 % drop in dividends to Shs19bn for 2020 owed to a sharp drop in net profit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity Company Umeme Ltd has posted a net profit of 41.1 Billion Shillings from its 2020 operations. This is a decline of 69% from the 139.2 Billion Shillings it recorded in the year 2019. The huge fall in the profits is largely attributed to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distribution company, Umeme, and the Uganda Police have launched a joint Operation against illegal power connections and related activities, starting with Kampala area. The relaunch of the operation dubbed ‘Komboa’ follows an increase in the level of power losses over the last one year, …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government through the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited -UEDCL made a loss of sh25.5billion in 2019/2020 financial year due to vandalism and power theft. UEDCL operates various businesses like leasing out electricity distribution infrastructure to UMEME, electricity pole plant operations and electricity distribution in eight …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The refurbishment of the Gulu –Lira and Gulu –Kitgum power lines has commenced. The Six Billion Shillings project was to take the last six months from November 2019 to April 2020, but due to the outbreak of COVID -19, it was halted only to resume …
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Chief Operations Officer Florence Nsubuga notes innovation is one of the core values as Umeme continues to improve customer experience by introduction of self service options Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Utility companies have been challenged to put in place quick response systems towards consumer complaints. The call by State …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda has experienced unprecedented growth over the past years which has come along with increasing demand for electricity. Power distributor Umeme and other sector players including Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Rural Electrification Agency are undertaking critical projects …
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