Energy Regulatory Authority Uganda

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.

Energy regulatory authority uganda.

Uganda s second oil and gas licensing round. Uganda registration services bureau uganda. Licensing setting prices and charges setting policies and. 1999 with the enactment of the electricity act 1999 cap 145 laws of uganda products.

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 offices of the era are located in the era house at 15. 256 414 320423 4 fax. Regulation of the electricity supply industry in uganda.

National social security fund uganda. Erea was founded in 2008 by the authority for regulation of water and energy sectors areen of burundi. Uganda s electricity regulatory authority era has announced new electricity end user tariffs with a reduction implying that consumers in all categories will pay less. The stations tororo solar power station and soroti solar power station were expected to come online no later than december 2015.

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. The energy and petroleum regulatory authority epra is established as the successor to the energy regulatory commission erc under the energy act 2019 with an expanded mandate of inter alia regulation of upstream petroleum and coal. Ministry of energy mineral dev t. 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.

Sustainable and modern energy for all founded. 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. The petroleum authority of uganda plot 34 36 lugard avenue p o box 833 entebbe uganda tel. 256 414 320459 email.

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. 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.