UETCL is a national player with national obligations and has embarkedon several projects to
improve and modernize the transmission system,increase substation capacities for reliability
and fl exibility to meet the loaddemand for both the local and export market.
As a single buyer actor UETCL negotiates Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with existing
and new Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to enable evacuation of the power from the
different generation sites to the distribution centres. The majority of the mini-hydro stations
will be set up in rural areas for implementation of Government policy of Rural Electrification
and to increase power generation to meet the current power shortage.
Notable contributions of UETCL in the Energy Sector;
Rehabilitation of Western, Northern and Eastern 132kV Transmission lines to improve reliability of
power supply to the regions.
Extension & refurbishment of Nkenda, Nkonge, Tororo,Opuyo, Masaka west, Mutundwe and
Lugogo substationsto improve reliability and quality of power supply to the Western, Central and Eastern regions.Upgrading of the SCADA system to the 33kV substationin Central and East to supervise and monitor dispatch to reduce outage times.
Added 100MW of thermal to the network at Lugogo & Kiira in Jinja to mitigate the emergency situation and meet growing demand.
Proposed programmes aimed at system expansion and efficiency Construction of Namanve, Mirami Hills substations to provide supply to Kampala and for regional nterconnection respectively.
Construction of Kawanda- Masaka 220kV,
Mbarara North- Nkenda- Fortportal 132kV,
Bujagali-Tororo-Kenya 220kV,
Mbarara- Kagitumba 132/110kV,
Bujagali-Kawanda 220kV, Kawanda-Mutundwe 132kV and Kaisotonya-Fort Portal- Nkenda 132kV to reinforce theTransmission capacity to the regions and interconnection.
Rehabilitation of Tororo-Opuyo-Lira 132kV
East African Master Power Plan for a Regional integrated Power System Network
Rehabilitation & extension of Mbarara North, Lira and Lugazi substations to improve quality and reliability of
power supply.
Project contribution to theRural Electrification;
Nkenda-Fort Portal 132kV, Karuma- Olwiyo 132kV,
Karuma-Lira 132kV to improve quality and reliability of Power to Western , Northern and Eastern regions.
Oliyo-Gulu, Olwiyo-Pakwatch 33kV distribution lines aimed at supporting Rural Electrification Programmes in Northern Uganda.
The above projects provide an appropriate transmission infrastructure to enable implementation of the Government
strategic priorities (President Manifesto) and will achieve the
