Legislation

Electricity Act

The Electricity Act was setup to provide for the establishment of the Electricity Regulatory Authority; to provide for its functions, powers and administration; to provide for the generation, transmission, distribution, sale and use of electricity; to provide for the licensing and control of activities in the electricity sector; to provide for plant and equipment and for matters relating to safety; to liberalize and introduce competition in the electricity sector; to repeal the Electricity Act, Cap 135 and the Uganda Electricity Board (Special provisions) Act, Cap. 136; to provide for a successor Company to the Uganda Electricity Board, and for connected purposes.

Statutory Instruments

The Authority by virtue of Section 120 of the Electricity Act 1999, has made the following Regulations:-

• The Electricity (Installation Permits) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (License Fees) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (Primary Grid Code) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (Quality of Service Code) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (Safety Code) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (Tariff Code) Regulations, 2003
• The Electricity (License Exemption) (Isolated Grid Systems) Order, 2007
• The Electricity (Application for Permit, License and Tariff Review) Regulations, 2007

Energy Policy

The need to establish the Energy Policy is derived from the Constitution. The main policy goal in the Energy sector has been set as: "To meet the Energy needs of Uganda 's population for social and economic development in an environmentally sustainable manner". The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) is responsible for the Energy sector, dealing specifically with Energy policy formulation, implementation and monitoring. The Energy policy was established in September 2002

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