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IBRAHIM E. KASITA: From Darkness to Surplus: A 40-Year Journey of Uganda’s Electricity Pricing (1986–2026)
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IBRAHIM E. KASITA: From Darkness to Surplus: A 40-Year Journey of Uganda’s Electricity Pricing (1986–2026)
In 1986, as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government took the reins of a war-weary Uganda, the nation’s electricity grid was more a memory than a utility. With an installed capacity of 150 megawatts (MW) at the Owen Falls Dam—of which only 60MW was actually functional—and an access rate of less than 2%, electricity was a luxury for the elite. Fast-forward to the first quarter of 2026, and the landscape is unrecognizable. Uganda now boas…
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