Q&A: Energy and Minerals PS, Irene Batebe talks about a post-Umeme energy sector and why government is making a big switch from private capital In 2001, Uganda entered into what was termed the first sector power generation institutional reforms that led to the unbundling of the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB), and a new creation of the three distinct companies in generation, transmission and distribution through the Electricity Act at the time.  The Electricity Regulatory Authority was also put in place. As part of the reforms, the government concessioned a number of its electricity assets such as the Kira-Nalubaale hydropower plants to South Africa's Eskom and the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) assets to Umeme Limited. 20 years after the expiry of the concessions, Ministry of Energy officials are back to the drawing board to chart a way forward for the next 20 years.