BMI View: A shortage of generating capacity due to years of underinvestment, together with limiteddiversification of the power mix, exposes the market and the wider economy to shocks and risks. Regulatorychanges, coupled with more cost-reflective tariffs, would certainly play a role in incentivising investmentand putting the sector on a more sustainable path. However, the balance is a difficult one to strike; asindustry associations fear that hikes recently proposed by Uganda''s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)will hinder competitiveness.Similar to its neighbours, Uganda''s power sector is ill-equipped to meet rising power demand, with theWorld Economic For...
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