Ugandan cabinet meets over energy crisis

KAMPALA — Ugandan cabinet held an emergency meeting Friday afternoon to address the serious energy crisis in the east African country, the New Vision reported Saturday.

“The government is determined to reverse the situation immediately,” Minister of State for Information Nsaba Buturo told the English-language daily, referring to the 12-hour load-sheddingand the situation of constant blackouts,

The Ugandan government has set up a task force headed by a senior official to increase the capacity of thermal power generation.

The government waived taxes on fuel for industrialists to run heavy commercial generators last month after President Yoweri Museveni explained measures the government was taking to address the crisis.

The government also agreed to take measures to encourage the application of solar energy.

Xinhua