Uganda: Giving Free Bulbs Starts Feb 20

The government will give three free energy saver bulbs to everyone of Umeme’s domestic customers starting on February 20. Speaking at a press briefing in Kampala on February 9, Energy State Minister Simon D’ujanga said to receive these lamps one would have to first handover three of the incandescent bulbs, which the government intends to eliminate on account of their high energy consumption.

Mr D’ujanga said the measure was to substantially reduce electricity demand on the grid and that it is expected to enable a saving of between 30 to 40 mega watts.
This extra power will then be available to consumers who would otherwise have been switched off.

“If we get this power back into the grid, it will significantly reduce load shedding and secondly, it will cut back our reliance on the expensive thermal power,” he said.

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