Electricity Regulatory Authority

Press Release

ERA rolls out two other Electricity Consumers’ Committees (ECC) in Mbale & Masaka Districts

On Wednesday 11th and Friday 13th, November 09, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) inaugurated the 5th & 6th Electricity Consumers’ Committees in Mbale and Masaka Districts adding on to Kampala Central, Nakawa Division, Makindye and Walukuba/Masese in Jinja, to enhance ERA’s licensee monitoring role in the electricity sub-sector.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between ERA and the new ECCs in Mbale and Masaka Districts spells out the objectives of the ECC whose main task is representing consumer interests to the Utility Companies providing electricity (‘the service providers’) as provided under the Electricity Act 1999 (Cap 145 Laws of Uganda) for improved service delivery as well as providing information to consumers. ECCs are an intervention expected to raise knowledge about sector issues to consumers thus serving as a channel of communication with the grass roots electricity consumers.

The composition of ECCs for Mbale and Masaka Districts has a varied outline of stakeholders that include the following;-

Mbale

Active NGOs; represented by Edith Wakumire – 0751-523387
Private Sector Foundation; represented by Juliet Gibbs – 0779-101999 (Secretary)
Uganda Small Scale Industries Association; represented by Jude Mungoma – 0782-881418
Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry; represented by Makweta Patrick - 0772-449379
Local government; represented by Akirimo Deogratious - 0772-620910
Uganda Manufacturers Association; represented by Mohamed Tongi - 0772-602508
And Mbale Hoteliers; being represented by Tibita Samuel of MT. Elgon Hotel - 0782/0702-356127

Domestic electricity consumers are represented by the following individuals who were carefully selected after a public advertisement followed by subsequent interviews

Wamoyo Geoffrey - 0782-408093
Musalwa Zephaniah – 0776-966994
Wangokho Stanley Mayuka - 0772-525998
Gizamba Fredrick - 0772-664871 (Chairman)

Masaka

Uganda Manufacturers Association; represented by Mr. Matovu Nsamba Dickson 0772-654544.
Private Sector Foundation; represented by Mr. Kintu Juma Zabasajja – 0755-769685
Uganda National Chamber of Commerce & Industry; represented by Mr. Mwesigwa Ausi – 0772 442393 (Selected as ECC chairman)
Uganda Small Scale Industries Association; represented by Mr. Tusiubira Abraham Lincoln – 0772-451099
Masaka Hoteliers; represented by Ms Apio Irene of Golf Lane Hotel - 0784068641 (Secretary II)
Active NGOs; represented by Rev.Fr. Peter Ssenkayi – 0772-415233
And the Local government being represented by Mr. Badru Mayanja; the Assistant CAO Masaka– 0772 443145 (Secretary I)

Domestic Representatives for Masaka are:-

Mr. Kintu Muhammed – 0752 596217
Mr. Ronald Senyonjo – 0776 461889
Mr. Denis Luswata – 0775 491396
Mr. Joseph Senzoga - 0772-420406
Mr. Matovu Moses Nkulumbi - 0782-609154