The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has implemented a 1.6% reduction in electricity tariffs for the first quarter of the year, providing relief to consumers compared to the previous quarter. This announcement was made by ERA’s board chairperson, Dr. Sarah Wasagali, at a press conference held at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala.
Commercial and medium industrial consumers are set to be the major beneficiaries of this tariff reduction, with a 1.8% reduction for commercial consumers and a 2.8% reduction for medium industrial consumers. Dr. Wasagali emphasized that these adjustments are aimed at supporting small and medium industries.
For domestic consumers, the tariff has been reduced by shillings 7.7 to shillings 797.3 per unit in the first quarter, down from shillings 805 charged in the previous quarter. However, the lifeline tariff for the first 15 units remains at shillings 250 per unit to provide relief for the lowest-consuming customers.
Commercial consumers, including supermarkets and small-scale enterprises, will experience a reduction of shillings 11.2, paying shillings 600.2 in the current quarter compared to shillings 611.8 in the previous quarter. Medium industrialists will see an average reduction of shillings 13.1, paying shillings 448.7 in the first quarter compared to shillings 461.8 in the previous quarter.
Large industrialists will pay shillings 379.2 per unit, reflecting a reduction of shillings 5.2 from the shillings 384.4 charged in the previous quarter. Extra-large industrialists, including steel and cement manufacturing firms, will experience a reduction of shillings 4.4, paying shillings 320.6 in the current quarter.
