Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited

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Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)
Type Parastatal
IndustryPower generation
Founded2001
HeadquartersBlock C, Victoria Office Park
6-9 Okot Close, Bukoto
Kampala, Uganda [1]
Key people
 Proscovia Margaret Njuki [2]
Chairperson
Harrison E. Mutikanga [3]
CEO
ProductsElectricity
RevenueIncrease2.svg(Aftertax) USh2.8 billion (US$770,220) (2020) [4]
Total assets USh7.1 trillion (US$1.953 billion) (20200 [4]
Number of employees
200 (2020) [4]
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The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to generate electric power for use in Uganda and for sale to neighboring countries. As of December 2017, UEGL's generation capacity was 380 megawatts, with that capacity planned to increase to over 1,300 megawatts, by 2023. [5]

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Location

The headquarters of UEGCL are on Block C, Victoria Office Park, Plot 6-9 Okot Close, Bukoto, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its coordinates are 0°19'35.0"N, 32°34'38.0"E (Latitude:0.326389; Longitude:32.577222). [6] The company maintains a second office at 18-20 Faraday Road, Amberly Estate, in Jinja, [7] a city located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, east of Kampala. [8]

History

UEGCL was incorporated by the Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in 2001, [9] following the break-up of the Uganda Electricity Board. [10]

Operations

UEGCL is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the power stations owned by the Ugandan government. [11]

In 2002, UEGCL executed a 20-year operational, management, and maintenance concession to Eskom Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of South African energy company Eskom, to cover the two power stations UEGCL owned at the time: Kiira Power Station and Nalubaale Power Station. Eskom sells the electricity it generates to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) as the authorized single buyer. UETCL resells the power to Umeme, the energy distributor, which then sells it to the public. [12]

As of 30 June 2020, UEGCL controlled 563 megawatts of the national installed generation capacity of 1,252 megawatts, accounting for about 45 percent. It is expected that when the 600 megawatts Karuma Power Station comes on board in the first half of 2021, UEGCL will control an estimated 1,163 MW out of 1,852 MW, accounting for about 62 percent at that time. [4]

Planned initial public offering

In January 2015, the UEGCL chairman announced plans to list shares of company stock on the Uganda Securities Exchange in an initial public offering within the following two years. The funds raised would be used to develop more electricity generation stations, thus adding to national electricity output. At that time, UEGCL owned 380 megawatts of generating capacity, with a goal to increase to 563 megawatts in 2018 and 1,213 megawatts in 2020. [13] [14]

Power stations

Operational stations

Power stations in development

Governance

UEGCL is governed by a seven-person board of directors whose chairman is Proscovia Margaret Njuki. Other UEGCL board members include (a) Zachary Baguma Atwooki, (b) Ms. Hope Bizimana, (c) Paul Patrick Mwanja, (d) Nixon Kamukama and (e) Mark Martin Obia. [2] The chief executive officer is Harrison E. Mutikanga. [3] In August 2017, UEGCL received the ISO 9001: 2015 certification, becoming the first Ugandan government agency to receive this certification. [19]

Corporate social responsibility

In December 2021, UEGCL launched a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project to extend grid electricity to over 40 villages in both Kayunga District and Kamuli District, as mitigation for "the increased pressure on local infrastructure, social services, and livelihoods arising from the construction of the.." Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station. The project is expected to last 24 months in Kayunga District and 36 months in Kamuli District. It will cost USh11 billion (approx. US$3.1 million). [20]

See also

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Coordinates: 00°19′35″N32°34′38″E / 0.32639°N 32.57722°E / 0.32639; 32.57722

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