Uganda - Obtain a Certificate of Exemption for a Person Intending to Generate, Distribute and Sale Electricity for Rural Electrification

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Procedure

Apply In-person

1. To obtain a certificate of exemption for a person intending to generate, distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification, where the maximum supply capacity does not exceed two megawatts shall apply to the Electricity Regulatory Authority for a certificate of exemption in the form set out in schedule 1 of the electricity regulations.
2. ERA encourages applicants to submit typed application forms using MS Word.
3. In order to be deemed eligible, and to progress to the evaluation, the annex to your completed application form shall, where applicable, include the following using the ERA standard template formats, which are available for download from their website: ERA website
   • Application form:
     
     • ERA CV template
     • ERA Project reference template
     • Declaration of intent from partners
   • Technical Brief:
     
     • Technical Feasibility study template (demand and willingness study template)
     • Project Brief template for submission to NEMA
   • Business plan:
     
     • Business Plan template
     • ERA Gantt chart/ implementation time plan
     • Project financial model template (off-grid calculation sheet)
4. A holder of a certificate of exemption shall be exempted from complying with all or any of the service standards applicable to licensees.
5. The exemption certificate shall be subjected to terms and conditions as the committee deem fit. The applicant shall also be subjected to supervision and monitoring by the Electricity Regulatory Authority.
6. If approved, the Electricity Regulatory Authority shall issue approval letter, and the applicant at this point can pay the prescribed fee before collecting the certificate of exemption form the Authority.
7. Once all the processes are done and documents are found in order, your application will be approved and a certificate of exemption for generate, distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification shall be issued with prior notification

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Required Documents

• Filled in application form with all the detail information using ERA template.
• A Business plan indicating the megawatts required, implementation time plan and financial model .
• A brief report to be submitted to NEMA.
• Declaration of intent from partners should be attached on the application.

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) - Head Office,
UEDCL tower
6th floor Plot 37,
Nakasero road
P.O.Box 7390
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 256 312 330 300
Fax: 256 414 255 600
Email: contact@uedcl.co.ug
Website: Link

Electricity Regulatory Authority - Head Office
New ERA House, Plot 5C-1 Third Street,
Lugogo Industrial Area
P.O.Box 10332,
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 417 101800, +256 393-260166
Complaints Hotline: +256 200 506000
Email: info@era.go.ug
Website: Link

Eligibility

• Companies intending to generate, distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification, where the maximum supply capacity does not exceed two megawatts are eligible for certificate of exemption

Fees

• Exemption Certificate Fee required to generate distribute and sale electricity is 1,000,000

Validity

• The Validity of exemption for people intending to generate ,distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification is 2 years

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Maximum processing time required to process exemption is 5 days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• All applicants intending to generate, distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification must register with Electricity Regulatory Authority , and be familiar with the rules relating to the electricity distribution practice in Uganda.

Required Information

• Names,Physical and Postal Address of Applicant/Partners
• Details of the Partners:
  • Name, Physical address,
  • Postal address,
  • telephone,
  • cell phone,
  • email, Tin Number,
  • Vat Reg: Website Address
  • description of proposed electricity off-grid supply system

Need for the Document

• This document exempts tax for companies or applicants intending to generate, distribute and sale electricity for rural electrification where the maximum supply capacity does not exceed two megawatts.

Information which might help

• Rural communities have a genuine and justifiable need for electricity.
• These communities want to use electricity in relatively small quantities in order to: pump water, transport commodities, engage in income generating activities, practice modernized healthcare, and increase available light to extend work and leisure hours. Unfortunately, the road to achieving electrification is complex and costly.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• External Link 1
• External Link 2

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