The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) was incorporated on April 1, 2001 as a successor distribution company following the unbundling of the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB). The company is 100% owned by the Government of Uganda (GoU) through the Privatization Unit of Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED).

The Operations of UEDCL are governed by the Electricity Act, 1999 (CAP 145 Laws of Uganda). It has got an asset ownership License issued on March 1, 2005 from Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to own facilities for the distribution network up to 33kV. On May 17, 2004, UEDCL entered into a Lease and Assignment Agreement (LAA) with Umeme to invest, operate and maintain the distribution network for a period of 20-years.

Under the Companies Act, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) was established as a limited liability company. All of the power distribution networks, both 33KV and below, as well as the business’s operating assets-which Umeme Ltd. is presently leased belong to UEDCL. In addition to operating the pole treatment plant at Lugogo and overseeing Umeme Limited’s investment, the company distributes electricity in ten service territories that encompass over 86 districts and carries out certain rural electrification projects on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The following position is open to qualified, capable, and highly motivated Ugandans, according to the company: