Uganda electricity regulator reduces rates

April 24, 2017 in U by

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April 24—The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA),  Uganda’s regulator, has reduced rates across the board for the […]

April 24—The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA),  Uganda’s regulator, has reduced rates across the board for the second quarter of 2017 which applies for the period April – June 2017.

The Domestic Tariff has been reduced from UGX 696.9/= per unit to 687.1/= per Unit. The first 15 units remain at UGX 150/= each. The Time of Use Commercial Average tariff previously at UGX 629/= per Kwh is now UGX 620.9/= per kWh.

Medium Industries will, on average, now pay UGX 569.7/= per kWh, instead of UGX 577.8/= per kWh the previous quarter. Large industries’ average cost  will be UGX 370.2/= per kWh, down from UGX 376.3/= per kWh the previous quarter.

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