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Uganda: Government launches new electricity consumer monitoring system
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CountryUganda
TagsElectricity tariffs, Energy Access
The Minister of Energy Mary Goretti Kitutu flipped a switch that unveils the home page of the electronic database information and management system (EDIMS).
She was launching the EDIMS on Monday, a system that is expected to curtail the carbon emissions produced by use of fossil fuels in the country.
“This application supports the validation of emissions reduction generated through the connection of households to the grid and replacement of fossil-based lighting,” she said adding that will track areas currently connected to the grid and those that are not in an effort to increase connections.
Access to electricity including off grids currently stands at 51 per cent with 38 per cent in the rural areas.
The digital system will also indicate efficiency of different electricity sub-sector players by the scope of connections they have made.
Addressing journalists at the launch, Mr Godfrey Turyahikayo, Rural Electricity Agency (REA) executive director said the system seeks to improve connectivity in the country through tracking consumers on the network.
The system through monitoring customers, he also noted could be used to detect power theft through changes in consumption in different areas.