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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The power blackout in Acholi Sub-region could soon end if the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approves the tapping of electricity from Karuma Hydropower dam to Gulu sub-station.<\/p>\n

Daily Monitor has established that Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) recently tabled the plans for approval and subsequent funding before ERA .<\/p>\n

Mr Jonan Kiiza, the UEDCL spokesperson, last week said the power distributor aims at positioning multiple electricity feeders to Acholi .<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are set to tap power from the Karuma dam which will soon be commissioned. Once this plan materialises, the power challenge of the sub-region will permanently be answered,\u201d Mr Kiiza said.<\/p>\n

He said the development will also improve the voltage quality in Adjumani and Moyo districts which have suffered power outages.<\/p>\n

Recently, Mr Simon D\u2019Ujang, the State Minister for Energy, said funding for the project had been agreed on pending approval, adding that the new 32Kv diversion line would be drawn from the 132Kv (75km) Karuma-Lira transmission line at Kamdini.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will be a big boost to the region once we are done with it, it is underway and UEDCL will undertake the project,\u201d Mr D\u2019Ujanga said.<\/p>\n

Power distributors such as Umeme, UETCL, UEDCL and Rural Electrification Agency been undertaking projects to improve supply in the sub-region.<\/p>\n

Currently, Gulu and Kitgum substations, which supply Acholi, are switched off for three working days due to ongoing renovation works on the Gulu-Lira and Gulu-Kitgum distribution lines.<\/p>\n

The works started in 2019 but were halted last year following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Regarding the delayed works, Mr Kiiza claimed they have usually met resistance from Umeme, which denies UEDCL shutdown requests to allow the contractor proceed with the work.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t work on the power lines when the electrons are flowing, it has to be off although the blackouts do not go well with the public who perceive it as if we are disenfranchising them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kiiza said renovating Gulu-Lira, Gulu-Kitgum lines had also met resistance from the public over compensation claims yet they (public) were paid.<\/p>\n

During rainy seasons, the two feeders suffer because poles fall down since they are on soft ground, especially in swampy areas, causing power outages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are addressing this by introducing concrete poles mostly in wetland areas. During the dry seasons, we have another big challenge of wildfires that have continually ravaged distribution lines, so replacing them with concrete poles is the real deal,\u201d Mr Kiiza added.<\/p>\n

Last week, UEDCL and Umeme officials met Gulu City and district leaders to address issues of power instability in the sub-region.<\/p>\n

Officials say works on the two lines are expected to be finished by next month.<\/p>\n

Mr John Baptist Magulu, Umeme\u2019s customer service engineer, said they have doubled the Gulu substation\u2019s capacity from 5MW to 10MW to cope with growing demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are focusing our investments on upgrading the network to improve electricity reliability. The line from Lira to Gulu and Kitgum is being refurbished, including installation of concrete poles,\u201d Mr Magulu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. The power blackout in Acholi Sub-region could soon end if the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approves the tapping of electricity from Karuma Hydropower dam to Gulu sub-station. Daily Monitor has established that Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) recently tabled the plans for approval and subsequent funding before ERA . 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