Mutundwe-Entebbe transmission line

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Currently, Kampala and Entebbe, the two largest and most economically important cities in Uganda, are only connected by two parallel 33kV lines, which are already overloaded. This leads to high technical losses (7%, average in the transmission network in Uganda 4%) and problems with the electricity supply. In the densely populated Kampala-Entebbe corridor and in the city of Entebbe, there are regular and long-lasting power outages. Since the supply via the interconnected network is not reliable, consumers (including Entebbe International Airport and several fish processing plants and flower farms) are increasingly turning to diesel generators. In view of dynamic economic development and a corresponding increase in electricity demand in the Kampala-Entebbe metropolitan area, the already critical situation will become even more serious in the future. New connections cannot be laid today due to a lack of available capacity. The development policy objective of the project is therefore to ensure the sustainable and efficient energy supply of the Kampala-Entebbe growth region by building a new 132 kV transmission line. This will address the increasing energy shortage in this region, which is paralyzing its economic development. The target group of the project is all households and companies in the Kampala-Entebbe region that have access to the grid-connected power supply and are currently suffering from recurring and often lengthy power outages, as well as new customers who can be connected to the power grid via the new transmission line. A more reliable and cost-efficient power supply will strengthen the production capacities of the local economy (including Entebbe Airport, agricultural businesses, fish processing) and create sustainable job and income opportunities. The new transmission line also makes an important contribution to the expansion and stabilization of the national transmission network and to increasing the efficiency of the country's power supply. Technical losses are reduced and so the need for thermal power generation is reduced, thereby contributing to environmental and climate protection. Furthermore, the construction of the new transmission line creates the conditions for a significant increase in the still extremely low electrification rate in the target region (currently 12%).