For the year 2025, overall energy purchases and sales at distribution stood at 6,630 GWh and 5,430 GWh respectively representing 14% and 12% growth respectively as compared to 5,815 GWh and 4,846 GWh in 2024. It should also be noted that over the last 5 years, distribution purchases and sales have registered 50% and 52% growth respectively.
Additionally, with effect from August 2024, West Nile Rural Electricity Company Ltd (WENRECO) and Kalangala Infrastructure services (KIS) ceased to operate as off grid distributors following their interconnection to the main grid. Currently, the distribution network is operated by three major distribution utilities that is Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL), WENRECO and KIS.
Energy Losses are computed as the difference between the energy purchased and sales. For the year 2025, distribution energy losses slightly increased to 18.1% across the entire distribution network as compared to 16.7% by the end of 2024. However, between 2021 and 2024, the country registered a gradual reduction in energy losses from 18.9% in 2021 to 16.7% in 2024.
