Uganda upgrades western grid to power businesses and homes
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The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is upgrading the power grid in Isingiro, Ntungamo, Rukungiri, and Rwampara districts of Uganda to improve electricity service.
UEDCL began integrating the UETCL Mirama Hills Substation and installed a 15MVA power transformer to address unreliable electricity and voltage instability that hampered businesses. The company divided the existing Kikagati-Ntungamo feeder into two lines, creating a more direct path for power from the Kikagati Hydropower Plant on the Kagera River to reach consumers.
This project aims to reduce technical losses and improve performance on feeders previously burdened by insufficient local demand. UEDCL expects the upgrades will benefit over 30,000 households and approximately 700 businesses, including Terra Industrial Development Company, an iron-processing factory in Ntungamo that requires around 7MVA of power. Work started in August 2026 and should finish by mid-September, with UEDCL anticipating immediate improvements.
The company also plans a second phase, pending approval, to add a switching station in Ntungamo and dedicated lines for additional industrial users.
