Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The electricity industry continues to grow, with additional generation capacity in the pipeline due to be commissioned later in 2018 to 2019. The industry registered a maximum demand of 597.4 MW compared to 557.4 MW in 2016, reflecting a growth of 7.2%. Electricity sales for Umeme grew by 7.5% in 2017, compared to 4.4% in 2016. We registered a 8.0% growth in sales to industrial customers compared to 5.2% in 2016, underpinned by the improved performance of Uganda’s economy and improved external market conditions in the neighbouring countries. Demand by household domestic customers grew by 6.9% compared to 2.6% in 2016, on account of improved supply reliability, reduction in energy losses and additional customer connections