The Big Story

POWERING INDUSTRIES AND JOBS: Inside Umeme’s USD15.2 million investments in Mbale Umeme’s investments to increase power supply to Mbale, by threefold from 20MW to over 61MW. The USD15.2 million investment, is part of the USD83.3 million investment by the utility company this year.

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
A bird's eye view of the 16.5MW Siti 2 Hydro Power Dam developed by Elgon Hydro Siti (PVT) Ltd on River Siti in Bukwo District. Umeme is spending USD8.4 million on a 125-kilometre power line to evacuate power from the dam to Mbale. The project is 97 per cent complete.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Umeme Limited, Uganda's largest power distribution company, has invested USD15.2 million (UGX55.7 billion) into two major power supply quality and reliability projects in the Mbale Umeme district. The two projects are: the USD9.23 million (UGX34 billion) Siti 2 Project and the USD5.99 (UGX22 billion) Tangshan Mbale Industrial Park Project. When complete, the two projects will ramp up Mbale’s

Thank You For Reading CEO East Africa Magazine.

Please SUBSCRIBE for UNLIMITED ACCESS to our game-changing stories or LOG IN for existing members.

Tagged:
About the Author

Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.