Vandalism disrupts power supply in Uganda
Uganda, Olwiyo: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited is currently repairing the damage due to vandalism on Kawanda, Olwiyo and Lira substations.
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Uganda, Olwiyo: Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited is currently repairing the damage due to vandalism on Kawanda, Olwiyo and Lira substations.
An anonymous source has stated that the reactors are missing from the Karuma-Kawanda power transmission lines. “That line is off, the towers are down due to vandalism and now those reactors have been rendered redundant because the line is not energised. The reactors are not available to help us with the voltage control, so the voltages are so high here,” the source said in the statement.
Mr Jonan Kiiza, the UEDCL spokesperson, said the intermittent transmission at the Olwiyo substation had tremendously affected their distribution operations in the West Nile sub-region.
“We have experienced breakdowns and damages to our systems due to the uncontrolled voltage termination at Olwiyo substation and subsequently caused sporadic blackouts in the Adjumani and Pakwach areas that we supply from Olwiyo,” Mr Kiiza said in an interview.
During the commissioning of the Karuma Interconnection Project on 23 March, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa condemned the vandalised Karuma-Kawanda transmission line, which she described to be a huge setback to the government requiring nearly $ 1 B (Shs370 B) to fix.
Source: Monitor
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