Rural electrification lights up life in Uganda: new generating plant incorporating participation from the private sector is transforming life in rural Uganda. But there's a long way to go to satisfy all.(Power Supply)(Rural Electrification Agency)

THE GOVERNMENT-RUN Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says its medium term goal is to connect 400,000 homes (10 per cent) in its rural electrification drive by 2012 and also ensure electricity access for the whole of Uganda by 2035.

According to the current bi-annual newsletter of the Rural Electrification Agency, these goals will be attained by enhancing the available resource base for rural electrification by an average of US$40mn per annum and facilitating an average connection rate of at least one percentage point of the rural population annually.

The Agency will also promote equitable rural electrification access on regional basis, establish and maintain …