Uganda: Diesel Shortage Bites Hard

Industries start to feel the pinch of the fuel shortages as parts of Kampala will experience nightly power cuts and profiteers are charging up to 2,250 for a litre of petrol. Bugolobi, Industrial Area, Nakawa, Naguru and Kololo will experience power cuts every night due to the current diesel shortage, the electricity company Umeme has announced.

“At midnight we have to switch off the lines served by Aggreko diesel generator. Power will come back at around 6:00 to 6:30 in the morning,” said Robert Kisubi, communications manager of Umeme.


He said the measure would last until the diesel shortage had been addressed. Several industries will be affected by the new measure, which is in addition to the normal load-shedding schedule for April.

They include: Fish Packers, New Vision, Jinja Road Police Station, Metro, Nakawa trading centre, Spear Motors, Oscar Industries, Casements, unilever, Kyagalanyi, Nice House of Plastics, Caltex and Shell depots and Multiple Industries.

New Visions (Kampala)