Energy Utilities - Uganda

<span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0);'>In the 1980s, charcoal and fuel wood met more than 95 percent of Uganda's energy needs.In 2005 and 2006, low water levels of Lake Victoria, the main source of the country's electricity generation potential, led to a generation shortage and an energy crisis.<span style='text-decoration: underline;'></span>As a result, the country experienced frequent and prolonged blackouts. As of February 2015 and according to the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority,
Uganda's installed electricity capacity was 810 megawatts, with peak
demand of 509.4 megawatts so that &quot;the incidence of load shedding due to
shortage in supply is now close to zero. Uganda expects to have a generating capacity of at least 1,681 megawatts by the end of 2020</span>