This financial year 2017/18 sector performance assessment considers the progress so far in achieving our strategic objectives and addressing the various challenges in ensuring equitable access of electricity to all through rural electrifi cation. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, through its rural electrifi cation programme continues to implement Government's efforts to move Uganda to a middle income status.

These efforts include increased coverage of electricity throughout the country whose roadmap is provided through the Rural Electrification Strategy and Plan (RESP) 2013-2022, accelerating electricity access through the recently commissioned Electricity Connection Policy (2018-2017), increased generation to ensure adequate electricity supply and energy effi ciency initiatives in both supply and consumption.

The Agency has also developed master plans for the various service territories that will go a long way in supporting the national and international clean energy agenda such as vison 2040 which aims at 80% access to clean energy for all and the UN initiative of clean energy access for all by 2030.

These master plans present thirteen different business plans for the thirteen service territories with an expected cover approximately of 12,700 kms with 1.3 million connections expected at an investment cost of about USD 1,000,000,000 within the next four years (2018-2022).

These if well implemented, will contribute to the projected achievement of 60% electricity access in the next 10 years (by 2022). These initiatives are core pillars and drivers for Social economic transformation that stimulate industrialization, job creation, improved livelihoods and enhanced social services provision.

Prior to the programme Uganda's rural sector had been almost entirely in the dark without electricity leading to its economic retardation, plunging the economy into unequal development and massive rural urban migration.

Anchored to the said guidelines, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has continued to create opportunities for prosperity and promote improved quality of life through increasing access to electricity for Ugandans.

These commitments that promote electricity infrastructure support industrialization, universal access to affordable and reliable modern energy. The tables presented here illustrate these commitments to scale up energy access to ensure industrialization, job creation, promoted the local private sector to ensure wealth creation.

These efforts are through increasing access promotion with a target of 300,000 connection annually enabled through grid and independent grid extension, renewable energy development, power evacuation and promotion of connections at the following points: district headquarters, sub county headquarters, educational centers, health centers, water pumps, farms, tourism centers, SMEs, maize mills, tea and coffee industries, stone quarries, landing sites, and households countrywide.The tables herein show the status of the Rural Electrification Programme.

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