Uganda has announced plans to connect 54,000 new customers in rural areas to the national grid before the end of the year.
The initiative falls under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project (UREAP), supported by the African Development Bank and European Union.
“We are in the process of connecting close to 54,000 onto the grid on a single phase and we shall also consider three phases for those who deal in milling and other businesses including health centers, schools and churches, among others,” stated UREAP Project Coordinator Samuel Bishop.
As part of the UREAP, approximately 87,540 households across 981 villages have been connected to the grid since the project’s inception in 2015.
The project has resulted in roughly 1,790 km in grid extension, over 2,600 km of low voltage transmission development and the installation of 981 transformers at different load centers throughout the country.
