Learn more about our organization, our leadership team and how we regulate national electricity markets to protect consumers.
The Electricity Regulatory Authority is a Statutory Body established in the year 2000, in accordance with the Electricity Act, 1999, (Chapter 145 of the Laws of Uganda) to regulate the Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Sale, Export and Import of Electrical Energy in Uganda.
ERA is mandated by the Electricity Act, 1999, to issue electricity Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Sale and Import Licenses, set License conditions and ensure compliance to License conditions by Licensees. ERA is also mandated to establish a tariff structure, approve rates of charges among other functions. We are committed to ensuring a sustainable Electricity Supply.
To be a Recognized Regulator in the promotion of Sustainable Electricity Supply for Socio-Economic Transformation
To regulate the electricity industry in accordance with applicable laws, policies, standards and international best practice
We are dedicated to quality, timeliness, and excellence in our service and live up to the commitments we set. We perform our tasks and deliver our outputs to the best of our ability with a focus on continuously improving quality, productivity, and professional development.
We are honest and adhere to moral and ethical principles.
We embrace togetherness, promote, and support a diverse, yet unified, team. We believe in partnerships and collaboration while maintaining individual accountability. We combine resources, competences, skills, and work as a team in pursuit of the Vision.
We are creative in delivering value to our stakeholders. As a learning organization, we believe in continuous improvement, promote and reward creativity, and adopt new ways of doing things.
In arriving at decisions, we endeavor to strike a balance and recognize the interests, expectations, and aspirations of various stakeholders in the electricity industry. We therefore continually seek to identify, understand, and respond to the legitimate interests and concerns of our stakeholders as the basis for sustaining mutually beneficial and respectable operational relations.
We conduct our functions and duties in ways that are just, unbiased and non-discriminatory.
We are clear and open while exercising our mandate. We serve the needs of our stakeholders in a responsible manner and recognize our obligation to bear the consequences of our actions and decisions.
