Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited








































Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL)
Type
 Parastatal
Industry Power transmission
Founded April 1, 2001; 17 years ago (2001-04-01)
Headquarters 10 Hannington Road
Kampala, Uganda.
Key people
 Peter Ucanda
Chairman of the Board
Eriasi Kiyemba
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Products Electricity
Number of employees
 424 (2015)
Website Homepage

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to make bulk electricity purchases and transmit the electricity along high voltage wires to local and foreign distribution points.[1] UETCL is the sole authorized national bulk energy purchaser and the sole authorized electricity importer and exporter in Uganda.[2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Location


  • 2 History


  • 3 Operations


  • 4 Power loss reduction


  • 5 Governance


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Location


The headquarters of UETCL are at 10 Hannington Road[4] on Nakasero Hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°19'13.0"N 32°35'12.5"E (Latitude:0.320278; Longitude:32.586806).[5]



History


The company was established in 2001 by an act of the Ugandan parliament following the break-up of the defunct Uganda Electricity Board,[2] beginning operations on 1 April 2001.[3]



Operations


UETCL is responsible for the development,[6] operations, maintenance, and improvement of the high-voltage power transmission lines in Uganda. It also owns and operates the high-voltage substations around the country.[7] UETCL is wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and is regulated by the Ugandan Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development.[3]



Power loss reduction


To reduce electricity transmission loses in the country, UETCL has borrowed US$100 million (UGX:337 billion) from Exim Bank of China to construct four mega substations. The installations will feed the industrial parks at Luzira, Namanve, Mukono, and Iganga. The work also involves construction of 38 kilometres (24 mi) of 132 kilovolt transmission lines. The work is expected to be complete in 2019.[8]



Governance


UETCL is governed by a five-person board of directors whose chairman is Peter Ucanda. The chief executive officer is Eriasi Kiyemba.[9]



See also




  • Umeme

  • Energy in Uganda

  • Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited

  • Electricity Regulatory Authority

  • List of power stations in Uganda



References





  1. ^ Odyek, John (20 March 2018). "UETCL asked to speed up power transmission projects". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 July 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab NRFB (February 2015). "Investing in the electricity sector in Uganda: Ten things to know". Nortonrosefulbright.com (NRFB). Retrieved 12 November 2015.


  3. ^ abc UETCL (8 July 2018). "About Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited". Kampala: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL). Retrieved 8 July 2018.


  4. ^ UETCL (24 December 2015). "Contact Address of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited". Kampala: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL). Retrieved 24 December 2015.


  5. ^ Google (19 August 2015). "Location of the Headquarters of UETCL, Kapala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 August 2015.



  6. ^ Kasita, Ibrahim (31 October 2013). "France gives $23m for Fort Portal, Hoima power". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 12 November 2015.


  7. ^ Agaba, John (24 October 2013). "Uganda gets €21m loan from German bank for electricity". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 12 November 2015.


  8. ^ Kato, Joseph (5 June 2016). "UETCL to build Shs300b power sub-stations". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 June 2016.


  9. ^ Wesonga, Nelson (15 December 2014). "Uganda looks to increase use of thermal electricity". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 November 2015.




External links



  • UETCL Homepage

  • Uganda: Electricity Firms Face Staffing Challenges



Coordinates: 00°19′13″N 32°35′12.5″E / 0.32028°N 32.586806°E / 0.32028; 32.586806







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