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Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has said it will by September have completed the 33 kilovolts Kabale Power Substation, which seeks to stabilise electricity supply in the region.

The sub region currently relies on substations in Mbarara and other transmission lines, which stretch long distances of about 200 kilometres, thus being susceptible to power and voltage drops.

Speaking during an on-site assessment of the project by the Parliamentary Committee of Environment and Natural Resources in Kabale District on Wednesday, Eng Mary Dawn Nakasozi, the manager of Mirama-Kabale project under UETCL, said the substation will be handed over to government by Colenco Consulting - the project consultant - in at least eight months.

The Kigezi sub-region has been experiencing unstable power supply due to voltage and power drops, occasioned by an increase in industrial electricity consumption and long distances covered by transmission lines.

The substation, which will help to stabilise power in the Kigezi sub-region, evacuate and transmit electricity from Muvumbe hydropower project and Kisoro District, respectively, has seen a number of works completed, among which include earthing.

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