The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has launched a Shs370b project to upgrade power infrastructure in Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and Mpigi districts.

The two-year project is expected to be completed by 2026, followed by a two-year Defects Liability Period (DLP) to fix snags.

Speaking last Friday at the ground-breaking ceremony in Buloba, Wakiso District, the UETCL Chief Executive Officer, Mr Joshua Karamagi, said the government received a $100m (about Shs370b) loan from the Japanese overseas development agency, JICA, for the project implemented by a consortium of Toyota Tsusho Corporation and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC).

“The main objective of this project is to support the growing electricity demand in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, which has been experiencing intermittent power blackouts due to increased consumption,” he said.

Mr Karamagi said the largest chunk of the country’s 2,000 Megawatts (MW) generated power is mainly consumed in the selected districts, necessitating an an upgrade of the power setup.

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