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Uganda: Transmission Company to Lease Part of Its Fibre Optic
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New Vision (Kampala)
8 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Ibrahim Kasita
Kampala
THE Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL) has applied to the Uganda Communications Commission to lease out part of its fibre optic infrastructure.
UETCL was motivated to apply for the public infrastructure provider license after uganda telecom, Infocom, MTN and Celtel requested to rent the fibre cable network.
UETCL has installed over 400km of core fibre optic on transmission network.
The network runs through Lugogo-Nalubaale - Tororo- Kenya, Kampala North-Lugogo-Mutundwe, Kampala North-Namanve and Masaka- Mbarara.
Godfrey Kisekka, the IT manager, said the deal would earn the company more revenue.
"Renting of the fibre optic will help UETCL achieve a financial efficiency and help reduce the burden on power tariff subsidy by the Government," he argued this week.
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Kisekka said all the new planned transmission line networks will come with the fibre optic cable as a requirement.
The planned projects include Bujagali-Kawanda 220kV, Opuyo-Moroto 132kV, Mputa-Nkenda 132kV and upgrading of the Tororo-Opuyo-Lira 132kV transmission lines.
The firm, Kisekka, said uses the fibre optic communication links to monitor and control power flow and for its private telephone communication.
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