Uganda: Energy Ministry Prefers Imported Transformers

The Ministry of Energy, save for the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL), has defied the Presidential directive to procure locally made transformers in favour of imported ones.

This has left local transformer manufacturers stuck with their products despite President's Museveni's directive requiring all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to support the 'Buy Uganda Build Uganda' initiative. If only the Energy ministry locally bought transformers, the local manufacturers would bag some $52 million (about Shs195 billion).

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