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This poll has completed. It ran from Dec. 15, 2014, 12:51 p.m. through Dec. 29, 2014, 10:02 a.m.
How do you access electricity in your district?
BACKGROUND
Only 5% of the rural population in Uganda has access to electricity.
According to the Uganda Rural Electrification Strategic Plan
(2013-2022),
the government aims to
increase this to 22%.
This limited access to electricity
especially in the rural areas hinders the national ambitions to
transform Uganda from a low income country to a middle income one by
2040 because it reduces the growth of industries which provides
employment and increases the country’s revenue base.
Uganda
designed the Rural Electrification Strategic Plan
to
achieve universal
electrification
by
the year
2040. It is also desired
that by 2030, all rural Ugandan homes will have replaced kerosene
lighting with electricity. This is in line with the United Nation's
initiative
on
modern
energy
access
for
all
which
obligates
all
governments
to
ensure
the
availability
of
clean
and
affordable
modern
energy
in
all
homes by
2030. This
includes
using cleaner,
more
efficient
technologies
for cooking
and
lighting
in households.
For this, electricity must be accessible to all.
QUESTION
How do you access electricity in your district?
A. UMEME
B. Through an alternative source (Battery, Solar etc)
C. Through neighbors/family/friends etc.
D. I do not have access to electricity
INSTRUCTIONS
Go to Messages in your mobile phone. Type LIFE followed by your DISTRICT and then your answer. Feel free to leave a comment. Send to 8585. This SMS is TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE.
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