Uganda nationwide power outage resolved: summary

What we know

• Power has successfully been restored in Uganda following a nationwide blackout on June 7.
• The country’s electricity company, UEGCL announced that the temporary national blackout was as a result of a 600 MW plant Load Rejection test at the Karuma HPP.
• The 600MW Karuma power plant is located on the Nile River in Kiryandongo District in mid-northern Uganda, 110km downstream of Lake Kyoga, and 270km from Uganda's capital, Kampala.
• The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited says the test is done to measure the response of turbines to an abrupt loss of full load.
• According to the energy ministry, Uganda has a power generation capacity of 2,000 MW. It generates more power than it consumes and has been exploring the possibility of exporting the surplus to neighbours like South Sudan and Kenya.

What they said

“Power has been successfully restored to all affected areas following the blackout upon the successful rejection test at Karuma HPP. We appreciate your patience and understanding. If you are still experiencing issues, please report to your local distributor,” a statement from UETCL on X said.