September, 17.2025
By Ojok Walter-Lcc reporter
Kampla,Uganda|Uganda electricity distribution company limited gains over 640,000 new connection in six month since UMEME takeover.
Within the first six months since Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) took over UMEME, the government entity has added 648,404 new connections (customers) to the national grid, the company official has revealed.
This revelation made by UEDCL’s Managing Director, Mr. Paul Mwesigwa, indicates that the number of new connections has increased from 1,782,085 to 2,430,489 since April, when the entity took over management from UMEME.
Mr. Mwesigwa made this announcement on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at State House Investors’ Protection Unit during a weekly meeting that convenes leaders of government agencies to discuss government achievements and shared challenges.
Among the other achievements highlighted by Mr. Mwesigwa are an increase in the number of grid-connected households, which have significantly grown from 1,687,267 to 2,327,898 within the same period.
According to UEDCL, the grid length has also increased over the past half year from 3,431 km to 5,140 km, while the total installed generation capacity has seen an increase from 1,362 megawatts to 2,049 megawatts.
Mr. Mwesigwa also highlighted that energy losses have significantly decreased from 19.1% to a low of 16.8%.
Mr. Benson Turamye, the ED of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), was also among the leaders who attended this week’s edition alongside Prof. Bruce Kirenga, the principal of Makerere College of Health Sciences.
Mr. Opio shared the vision and mission of UECCC, which is mandated to catalyze access to renewable energy solutions countrywide. We are targeting to reach over 353,000 households,” he stated.
He also said UECCC is implementing the financial intermediation component of the EASP project with a ticket size of USD 110m, which is a subsidy scheme.
Under this, the entity has been able to partner with 27 financial institutions and 87 energy companies that sell solar equipment.
Mr. Katende suggested that there should be a way to break down all these success stories that the government has achieved and publicize them on all possible platforms.
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