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Bunyoro Region which houses the Oil belt of Uganda has received yet another infrastructure boost with Umeme Ltd (Uganda's main electricity distribution company) commissioning works of the Hoima power sub station.

The six Megawatts Substation facility in the city center is receiving an upgrade stepping up the capacity to 20 Megawatts by end of this year.

The works which commenced in October include:  installation of two new high-capacity power transformers, a state-of-the-art powerhouse and integration of powerlines from Kinyara Generation Plant, UETCL and Independent Power Producers.

"We have commissioned infrastructure works at Hoima substation as part of the efforts to improve reliability and increase access to electricity this year.

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Hoima City and Bunyoro Region has registered tremendous growth with Oil, Kabaale International Airport and many other milestones which require stable and reliable electricity to power these developments. 

We are investing sh8.7bn to more than triple the capacity of the Substation to 20 Megawatts, " stated Umeme Managing Director, Selestino Babungi, at the commissioning of works on Friday.

Umeme MD, Selestino Babungi with his team examining the designs of the station. (Courtesy photo)

"This is one of the major investments Umeme is undertaking to bolster Government’s electricity infrastructure agenda specifically to improve reliability and increase access to electricity this year. 

Construction and upgrade of the Hoima Substation is on schedule. When completed in December 2023, the facility which is being upgraded to 20 from 6 MVA will ensure reliable electricity supply to the area and the surrounding," he added.

The National Electricity Grid now has about 1.9 million customers, and will hit 2 million customers by end of 2023 and 3 million when the Government Scale Up Programme kicks off in January 2023.