Government Reduces Electricity Tariff.

Government has announced the reduction of electricity tariff of a weighted average of 1.6%.

Domestic Consumers will now be paying 792.1 per Unit, while Commercial consumers will pay 598.9, Medium Industrial Consumers will pay 448.9 and Large Consumers will now pay 371.5.

The cost of a no-pole new customer connection has too been reduced from UGX 720,883 to UGX 470,000 through a subsidy of UGX 250,883 for each no-pole connection.

In addition to the subsidy, the Government of Uganda, through the Uganda Development Bank, provided a credit line of UGX 270,000 per new connection for those who are unable to pay a lump sum of UGX 470,000.

Ugandans whose houses are located near an electricity pole can now make a down payment of UGX 200,000 to get connected to electricity and clear the balance of UGX 270,000 through a 15% part payment deducted on their energy purchases over a period of eight years.