Uganda has signed a power sharing agreement with South Sudan, enabling the East African country to purchase power generated in Uganda. Signed by Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development of Uganda and her South Sudanese counterpart Peter Marcello in Juba on June 27 in the presence of South Sudan President Salva Kiir, the agreement paves the way for the two countries to fast track the development of the 400 KV Olwiyo-Juba Transmission Line – currently operating at 132KV – to enable the transportation of electricity generated in Uganda to power the South Sudanese towns of Kaya and Nimule.
According to Minister Nankabirwa, Uganda will source electricity from the towns of Oraba and Elegu via the Olwiyo substation to supply South Sudan.
The agreement, which was also signed by the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company and the South Sudan Electricity Cooperation, follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2015 by the two countries to co-develop an interconnection network to support energy security in the border towns of Uganda and South Sudan.
