The increasingly frequent power outages across Uganda are becoming deeply frustrating and unacceptable. Electricity is no longer a luxury it is the bloodstream of a modern economy. Hospitals, factories, schools, businesses, telecommunications and ordinary households cannot function efficiently when power supply is repeatedly interrupted. UEDCL⁠ management must urgently pull up its socks. UEDCL itself acknowledges that parts of the distribution system face overloaded substations and feeders, maintenance requirements and infrastructure constraints, while its current investment programme is intended to address outages, weak infrastructure and poor voltage through refurbishment, automation and substation upgrades. But Ugandans need to feel these improvements in their homes and businesses not merely read about them in plans and reports. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development must exercise stronger oversight and demand measurable improvements in grid reliability, preventive maintenance, fault-response times, transformer availability and communication with consumers. Every unexplained outage costs our economy money, disrupts production, damages equipment and undermines investor confidence. We acknowledge that rebuilding and modernising an ageing distribution network cannot happen overnight. But consumers are entitled to expect competence, accountability, urgency and reliable service. Uganda cannot industrialise in darkness. We have sufficient generation capacity; now distribution reliability must match our national economic ambitions. Enough explanations. Fix the grid. Improve management. Keep Uganda powered. @R_Nabbanja @DrMusenero @PNyamutoro @MEMD_Uganda #PowerOutage #UEDCL #ServiceDelivery #EnergySecurity #Uganda #Industrialisation

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