Uganda: Power Crisis Dominates 2006 Budget

Uganda’s severe power crisis will curtail the government’s plans to boost domestic revenues in Thursday’s budget so as to reduce reliance on donor aid, business leaders and analysts said on Wednesday.

Uganda has suffered crippling electricity shortages for months. Residents in Kampala receive power for just 24 of every 48 hours, and almost every business has been forced to run costly, diesel-powered generators.