Private company

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited

Logo: Muha Ceasar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Parastatal company which supplies electricity in Uganda

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to make bulk electricity purchases and transmit the electricity along high-voltage wires to local and foreign distribution points. The company is the sole authorized national bulk energy purchaser and the sole authorized electricity importer and exporter in Uganda.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1
UETCL Lugogo office building
Photo: Muha Ceasar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to make bulk electricity purchases and transmit the electricity along high-voltage wires to local and foreign distribution points. The company is the sole authorized national bulk energy purchaser and the sole authorized electricity importer and exporter in Uganda.2

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1