2013年4月8日 星期一

The government should increase the promotion

In Uganda,The Power Cost Monitor and other Home energy monitor monitoring products. we rely heavily on hydroelectric power and that’s why power distributors like Umeme are taking advantage of it to exploit consumers.

Last week, the media reported that the government was set to increase electricity tariffs again. This is as a result of pressure from our major distributor Umeme on government to increase the power tariffs. Umeme had proposed new tariff rate shs593.9 per KWh of power consumed instead of the current shs524.5 per KWh of power consumed, but Electricity Regulator Authority proposes shs576.The In home display allows utility customers to track their energy.9 for domestic consumers. This is what I would call consumer exploitation.The Home Energy Management market continues to struggle for more traction.

As Ugandans, we should adopt solar energy to power our houses, run our businesses, power schools, hospitals and clinics to avoid exploitation by the hydro power distributors.

Despite the immense potential of solar energy radiation in Uganda which could be harnessed for electric power generation, the rich, infinite, limitless energy resource is still untapped.

Given the scale of investments needed with grid connection, innovative approaches for planning and financing are critical. These approaches should be paid great attention to in order to.
Although many people are discouraged by the huge installation expenses, the long term benefits are enormous as solar will help you reduce your monthly expenditures on power.

The government should increase the promotion, adoption and adaption of solar electricity generating technology for power supplies with in the country.

ERA last increased the tariffs in January 2012 after the scrapping of government subsidies for consumers. Then, tariffs for large scale consumers rose by 69 per cent to shs312.8 from shs184.8 per unit. Those for small scale consumers rose by 36 per cent to shs458.6 from shs358.6 .And it is only one year since, and again, Umeme pushing for increased tariffs. With continuous investment in the power infrastructure, end user tariffs are likely to keep increasing.
We therefore urge government to foster close cooperation for the development of solar energy and also promote fruitful partnerships for the solar project implementation.

The government should support the international initiative to introduce advanced solar technology in Uganda for bulk-scale electricity generation. Such initiatives accelerate technology transfer and support indigenous manufacturing of equipment.

Lastly, government and other institutions should not only ensure the adoption of sustainable development for solar energy in their policies and strategies, but also make sure that such policies and strategies are implemented.

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