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AfDB-Uganda launches last-mile connectivity to increase electricity access to rural communities.

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ENPNewswire-September 27, 2021--AfDB-Uganda launches last-mile connectivity to increase electricity access to rural communities

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Release date- 24092021 - Representatives of UMEME Ltd hand over electricity connection accessories to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa.

Looking on (right) is the African Development Bank's Country Manager for Uganda, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan.

With support from the African Development Bank and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in the eastern Luuka District.

During the 14 September 2021 event, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development handed over electricity connection accessories to Uganda's main power distribution company, UMEME Limited to facilitate the connections of 87,500 rural households to affordable electricity.

The African Development Bank in September 2015 extended a $100 million loan to the government for the project in addition to an EUR11.2 million grant (about $13 million) from the European Union's Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund.

The objective of the project is to provide reliable and affordable electricity to rural households, public institutions, and small and medium enterprises. Overall, the scheme will contribute significantly to meeting the country's National Development Plan goal of increasing electricity access to 60%.

A recent household survey by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics indicates that the national electricity access rate has increased to 57%, comprising 19% and 38% on-grid and off-grid connections, respectively. The project is expected to be completed at the end of December 2022.

In her remarks at the launch, Uganda's Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, thanked...

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