Electricity Regulatory Authority

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is a government agency that regulates, licenses, and supervises the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, export, and importation of electrical energy in Uganda.[2]

For other uses, see ERA.
Electricity Regulatory Authority
ERA
Agency overview
Formed2000
JurisdictionUganda
HeadquartersNew ERA House
5C-1 Third Street, Lugogo Industrial Area
Kampala, Uganda
Agency executives
Parent agencyUganda Ministry of Energy, Oil and Mineral Development
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The offices of the ERA are located in the New ERA House at 5C-1 Third Street, Lugogo Industrial Area, Kampala Central Division, in the country's capital city.[3] The coordinates of New ERA House are 0°19'18.0"N 32°36'18.0"E (Latitude:0.321667; Longitude:32.605000).[4]

Overview

ERA was established in 2000, in accordance with the Electricity Act of 1999, as an agency of the Uganda Ministry of Energy, Oil and Mineral Development. This parastatal is governed by a five-member board, also known as the "Authority". The day-to-day affairs of the agency are supervised by the chief executive officer. Organizations and committees within the purview of the ERA include the Rural Electrification Board and the Electricity Consumer Committees.[5]

Operations

One of the responsibilities of the agency is the issuance of licenses to electricity wiremen/wirewomen in Uganda, who totaled nearly 2,000 as at November 2018. A member of the Authority also chairs a 5-person Installations Permit Committee, which s responsible for interviewing applicants for installation permits, processing of new permits, renewal of permits and undertaking disciplinary measures against permit holders who violate the terms and conditions of their permits.[6]

Governance

The authority is supervised by a board of directors, chaired by Richard Santo Apire.[7] The chief executive officer of the authority is Engineer Ziria Tibalwa Waako.[8]

Recognition and awards

In December 2021, the annual African Development Bank’s 2021 Electricity Regulatory Index selected Uganda's electricity sector as the best-regulated on the African continent, for the fourth consecutive year. By extension, Uganda's Electricity Regulatory Authority is the best electricity sector regulator in Africa, for four years running, according to the AfDB.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Minister of Energy and Mineral Development commissions new ERA House". Electricity Regulatory Authority. Kampala, Uganda. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. Musisi, Frederic (23 January 2014). "ERA Withdraws Licenses of Five Contractors Over Performance". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. Electricity Regulatory Authority (November 2021). "Electricity Regulatory Authority: Contact Us". Electricity Regulatory Authority. Kampala. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. Google (26 November 2021). "Location of Electricity Regulatory Authority Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. Kasita, Ibrahim (10 August 2011). "ERA To Tighten Umeme Targets". Kampala: New Vision. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. The Independent Uganda (23 November 2018). "ERA puts contractors, wiremen at centre of Uganda's electricity needs". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. The Observer Uganda (25 March 2020). "More Ugandans to get connected to the power grid for free". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. Jeff Mbanga (17 October 2018). "ERA prepares to issue new accounting rules for energy projects". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. Nicholas Agaba (16 December 2021). "African Development Bank Says Uganda's Electricity Sector is Africa's Best Regulated". The Kampala Post. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. Vision Reporter (8 December 2021). "Uganda tops Electricity Regulatory Index for fourth consecutive year". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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