Umeme exit: MPs query govt preparedness to manage electricity

A section of legislators has questioned government’s readiness to manage the electricity sector after Umeme’s exit in March 2025. The concern was raised by Nyendo-Mukungwe Division MP, Mathias Mpuuga, who wondered why the bills to rationalize the energy sector weren’t included. This comes after government hinted at merging the three existing electricity companies into one entity. In December 2022, the government officially informed Umeme that it would not renew its contract beyond March 2025. Upon Umeme’s concession ending, the government intends to establish a single entity named the Uganda National Electricity Company (UNEC). The move suggests a return to the monopoly formerly held by the Uganda Electricity Board, which was split up in 1999 to create the Electricity Regulatory Authority, […]