The Kigo Thinkers second Baraza on electricity
INTRODUCTION:
Prior to the reforms in the power sector industry, there was a monopoly run by a single government owned utility company handling generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Uganda.

In 2001, this single utility company Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) was unbundled into three successor companies namely: Uganda Electricity Generation Company (UEGCL), Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) including UMEME Ltd and other smaller distributers. The Electricity Authority (ERA) was enacted later to regulate the sector.

The electricity service in Uganda has changed and improved; therefore, rethinking the power sector reforms comes at a crucial time. The principles that guided policymakers and stakeholders in the 1990s remain strong today. Financial sustainability and good institutional governance in the power sector are still just as critical, even as the scope of private sector participation is increasing and technological disruptions and the benefits of competition energise the sector.  Hence it is sensible that the reforms are appraised and perhaps updated.

This questionnaire offers the public, randomly, a chance to share your frame of preference shaped by context, driven by outcomes, and informed by alternatives, as to whether RE-MERGING THE CURRENT ELECTRICITY BODIES is an appropriate reform the government should undertake.
To what extent do you agree to the following statements concerning the affairs of how the power sector is operating currently?
1. Infrastructure expansion in the energy sector has been a central point of interest in all electricity bodies' strategy and plans thus far.
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 2.The restructuring exercise, entailing corporatisation and full vertical and horizontal unbundling of UEB improved the energy sector’s performance overall.
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3.Private sector participation, particularly in generation and distribution has reasonably met national access objectives.
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4. In your view, did the efforts of the restructured energy sector achieve any of the following objectives satisfactory or not:
4.1 Increase access to electricity
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4.2 Increased installed generation capacity
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4.3 Improved the size of the transmission grid
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4.4 Increased electricity consumption per capita
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4.5 Increased the use of clean energy for cooking
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4.6 Lowered the cost of electricity to the final user
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4.7 Increased grid reliability (stable power throughout the day)
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5.Do you wish to see reforms in the power sector in Uganda?
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6.Do you think Power Sector reforms would gain traction if they are led and managed by government  or led and managed by the private sector in terms of principles or ideologies?
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7.Do you believe that the private sector made an important contribution in expanding power generation capacity in Uganda, albeit with significant challenges along the way?
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8.Do you think Uganda benefits from the exports of power to her neighbouring countries even when access internally is still wanting?
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9.Do you think all the entities in the power sector engage in good corporate practices, particularly with respect to financial discipline?
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10.Has the private sector participation in power transmission and distribution delivered good outcomes in Uganda?
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11.Has the performance of the regulatory entity (ERA) in the power sector been effective in aligning and promoting the public interests thus far?
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12.Do you think progress has been made in areas of efficient distribution of power by UEDCL?
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13.Do you think that outcomes of a power sector reform should be influenced by private sector players or government?
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14.Overall, do you think substantial improvements in operational efficiencies and accelerated service delivery can be achieved through a remerging of the current electricity bodies?
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