Umeme to invest $1.3 M on Kakiri substation
Uganda: Power distributor Umeme will put up a $1.3 M (Shs 4.9 B) substation to improve the quality of power in Kakiri, Nansana and Wakiso.
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Uganda: Power distributor Umeme will put up a $1.3 M (Shs 4.9 B) substation to improve the quality of power in Kakiri, Nansana and Wakiso.
These zones currently rely on the Kawanda and Busunju feeders, which, given the area they traverse, are prone to current drops. Umeme will spend the money on land acquisition, plant and guard houses, two large transformers, switchgear and protection relays. Additionally, it will expend on power cables, earthing, SCADA system and on storm water drainage, among others.
Umeme is now in the course of procuring a contractor to execute the work, a company statement, quoting Arnold Kalyegira, the project manager, stated.
Kalyegira, an engineer, said that once complete, the Kakiri substation will limit power supply interruptions that would have resulted from the decommissioning and redesign of the Namungoona substation.
Kakiri, Nansana and Wakiso are fast-growing areas when it comes to power use because they are home to many of Kampala city’s workers as well as to an army barracks and some factories.
Source: Observer