Officials from the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has asked parliamentarians to amend the the Electricity Act so that they can effectively deal with rampant problem of power vandalism in the Country.

An Electric Engineer a top a pole while making repairs.Such installations are often vandalized by people especially in the Country side.in the Country.

While appearing before Parliament’s National Resource Committee, William Kiryahika, UETCL’s Chairperson said if amended, the Act will be strengthened so as better punish and deter people from vandalizing power equipment which he said is proving very expensive for their operations.

He revealed that the UETCL is currently in the process of acquiring the power machine protection devices to safe guard the power line system from acts of vandalism. The meeting was Chaired by Alex Byarugaba,who is the MP for Isingiro.

Kiryahika told the committee members that the power tariffs will still remain high unless government subsidizes  it to enable  local people get power at low cost.

He says that the main challenge which has put the power tariff high is the generation cost which will only be averted through completion of the current ongoing power dams like Isimba,Karuma Ayago in Nwoya district  among others.