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Umeme’s Ntinda substation to get Shs 7b overhaul

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
Following a greenlight by ERA to Umeme to invest UGX310 billion in power distribution for 2020- works are in earnest to overhaul the Ntinda Substation. The power distributor is also to upgrade Gulu, Kisubi, Kakiri and Bombo substations
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Umeme will spend $1.9m (Shs 7b) to overhaul the Ntinda substation to stabilize supply to Ntinda and surrounding areas. Key among the works will include replacing the current switchgear (equipment that makes or breaks connections), now at the end of its useful 25 years and making the two transformers compatible. “The current switchgear was installed in the early 1990s; it is at the tail end

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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.