Country suffers national blackout Sunday morning as UETCL probes cause
The public has been urged to switch off all production lines and domestic power sources until you of full restoration
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The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) on Sunday, April 12, confirmed that the country suffered a national power outage which occurred at 8:53 am.
UETCL, in a statement, said its technical teams had commenced efforts to restore the national grid in the shortest time possible while also investigating the cause of the incident.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused and appreciate the public's patience during the restoration process,” the statement read.
Shortly after, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited public relations officer Jonan Kiiza, in a separate statement, also noted that, “as per communique from our single supplier UETCL, the country has suffered a national blackout this morning. We shall restore the distribution grid as soon as our supplier UETCL restores the national Grid. We sincerely apologise for this inconvenience caused. In the meantime, switch off all production lines and domestic power sources, until we notify you of full restoration. We thank you once again”.
Some users reported restored electricity supply in parts of Kampala at around 10:30 am on Sunday.
This is not the first time the country has experienced power blackouts, with the most recent major incident having been on August 13, 2020.
Eskom Uganda Limited, which was then operating the Nalubaale power station, said the cause of the blackout had been a bucket carrier that came into contact with a live conductor during routine maintenance.
The April 14, 2020, blackout was blamed on moving islands that reportedly blocked turbines.