Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has continued to report solid progress since its inception in 2001 to build a robust network, improve reliability and quality, which in turn has contributed towards the economic development of Uganda and the East African region. The Company has been able to meet its business goals to dispatch, transmit quality and reliable bulk power in a viable and efficient manner as an efficient and commercially focused single buyer actor and to mitigate emergency power situations in Uganda over the past years. There have been a lot of challenges but we have been able to overcome them through a committed staff that highly believes in teamwork. we have also improved stakeholder relationship through the conducted internal and external stake holders’ surveys.
In the year 2009 we had a remarkable landmark with the ground forecasting for the Bujagali-Kawanda Interconnection 220kV Transmission Line and the proposed Kawanda substation to evacuate the generated power from the Bujagali Hydro Power Plant along the river Nile. A lot of emphasis has been directed to the project to meet the principal macro benefits to supply clean reliable energy at lower costs,reduce electricity rationing, increase economic investment and national income.
We hope to register increase in export revenues and give support towards the rural electrification programme and industrialization by Government.
We have also revised the Grid Development Plan (GDP) for the period 2009-2018 that will help provide an indication of the High Voltage Transmission Grids (HVTG) ability to meet forecast demand and new Generation Development over the next 15 years and identify transmission investment requirements to alleviate anticipated system constraints.
UETCL is therefore determined to meet the challenges of a reformed power sector that will support the anticipated national economic growth to ensure her continuity as a Single Buyer and Systems operator in fulfilling the social service obligation.
As I conclude, we stand committed to meeting the needs of Government and those of our publics. We shall within our mandate continue to stand firm in doing our part to build the confidence of all potential investors and consumers at large.
We have also revised the Grid Development Plan (GDP) for the period 2009-2018 that will help provide an indication of the High Voltage Transmission Grids (HVTG) ability to meet forecast demand and new Generation Development over the next 15 years and identify transmission investment requirements to alleviate anticipated system constraints. 
