#Umeme 2025 exit

[kampalaedgetimes]

Umeme Ends | Over 500 Jobless From 31st March

What happens when Umeme ends its services in Uganda? From 31st March 2025, Umeme ends its activities in Uganda officially. UMEME Limited, the country’s primary power distributor for the past two decades, will exit the market when its concession expires on March 31. Taking its place is the state-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), which will assume responsibility for…

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UMEME Creditors Likely to Lose as There Is No Clear Compensation Mechanism

Uganda’s electricity sector has turned a new page with UMEME’s exit on March 31, 2025, after 20 years of powering the nation.But for those who suffered losses under the private distributor’s watch, the story ends on a sour note.As the state-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) takes over, creditors—ordinary Ugandans and businesses hit by UMEME’s outages, high tariffs, and…