Energy Regulatory Authority Uganda

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Energy regulatory authority uganda.

The country s second oil and gas licensing round for the exploration of five blocks in the albertine graben uganda aims to increase international investment into uganda s oil rich energy sector with government expecting to sign production sharing agreements and issue exploration licenses to successful firms by december 2020. The electricity regulatory authority era is a government agency that regulates licenses and supervises the generation transmission distribution sale export and importation of electrical energy in uganda. National social security fund uganda. Regulation of the electricity supply industry in uganda.

Sustainable and modern energy for all founded. Uganda s second oil and gas licensing round. Add phone number. In accordance with legal notice no 196 of 2010 the energy petroleum pricing regulations and amendment thereof the energy and petroleum regulatory authority calculates the maximum retail pump prices of petroleum products which will be in force every 15th of each month.

To diversify the national energy pool the electricity regulatory authority in december 2014 licensed two solar power stations each with capacity to generate 10 megawatts. As per the new tariff schedule domestic consumers will pay sh626 0 per unit from sh640 2 commercial consumers will pay sh566 9 from sh578. The government of uganda through the electricity regulatory authority era in august 2018 launched the energy rebate framework as part of the wider government plan to accelerate electricity access and grow demand. Era s energy rebate framework attracts billions into the electricity supply industry.

Licensing setting prices and charges setting policies and. The energy regulators association of east africa erea brings together the national regulatory institutions of the east africa community eac countries intending to promote a robust energy union. The petroleum authority of uganda plot 34 36 lugard avenue p o box 833 entebbe uganda tel. Uganda registration services bureau uganda.

256 414 320459 email. Erea was founded in 2008 by the authority for regulation of water and energy sectors areen of burundi. The offices of the era are located in the era house at 15. 1999 with the enactment of the electricity act 1999 cap 145 laws of uganda products.

The stations tororo solar power station and soroti solar power station were expected to come online no later than december 2015. 256 414 320423 4 fax.