Uganda scrambles to fund Umeme exit as deadline looms

One of the upgraded Umeme substations in Kampala, Uganda.

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Ugandan authorities have been racing against time to ensure that the exit of Umeme does not disrupt the country’s power supply.

Parliament on Friday approved a government request to borrow the $190 million from Stanbic Bank Uganda needed to pay off the utility for its unrecovered investments before its 20-year concession expires on March 31.