India’s Tata assessing Umeme’s performance

India’s Tata Consulting Engineers, which is currently assessing whether Umeme Limited has satisfied government’s conditions, is expected to continue with its assignment even after a recent letter by President Museveni questioned the impact of the power firm’s 20-year concession, writes JEFF MBANGA. 

Tata was commissioned by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) and is to analyse the performance of Umeme, especially its investment in the network.