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Umeme commences Yaka meter upgrade exercise

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umeme Limited, the major electricity distributor, has commenced the upgrade of all prepaid electricity vending/metering systems, a project aimed at meeting the global metering standards and deadline of November 2024. Last week the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development announced that the current Yaka meters …

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Prepaid Yaka electricity meters to be phased out by November 2024

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy, Ruth Nankakbirwa has set a deadline for the phase-out of outdated Yaka payment meters. Uganda like other countries in the region decided to switch its prepaid electric metering system to the latest technology known as Standard Transfer Specification. That standard of …

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‘Up to 35% of Yaka metres cheat consumers’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Do you feel cheated by your Yaka metre when it comes to your electricity consumption rate? You are probably right as research by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) indicates that 35% of electricity metres used by industrialists and 15% by domestic users are …

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