I have been told that the Grid Development Plan for greater West Nile have been completed but that despite new sources of energy the Ministry of Finance has declined to approve expenditure for the same. This is easily verifiable at the Ministry and with the Transmission company.
Caleb, over to you. A On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Caleb Alaka <calebal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks Aggrey, we shall endeavor to get the concession agreement and other > relevant agreements asap > > ------------------------------ > * From: * aggrey adrale <fetagrey2...@yahoo.co.uk>; > * To: * A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net>; > * Subject: * Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the > Nyagak solve West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > * Sent: * Thu, Sep 20, 2012 10:29:24 AM > > Dear Vincent, > > Thank you for your suggestions. However, one strong element might be to > lobby for the concession agreement with WENRECo to be brought to light. Our > own legal experts may need to study and review it with the hope of > identifying any leagal bottlenecks in that agreement. Such would be one > basis to lobby for perhaps rescinding the government's concession agreement > with WENRECo, if there is that option. > > Any lobbying with development partners would require us to know aforehand > if there is any opportunity to apply the funds immediately for the > cause once we hit the mark. Otherwise if according to the rumours I have > ever heard about any power developments in the region that would be subject > to the concession agreement between Uganda government and WENRECo then we > only have one avenue; to demand for improvement of the service through > advocacy (and organised lamentation) within the scope of the concession > period! And more so we are onle demanding for our right to be served like > other regions by our government be it through investors the government has > licensed. > > It may help to recall what went wrong with previous attempts by West > Nilers (including a very prominent spiritual leader), the Italian > government donation and other issues surrounding Nyagak Hydro Power Project > and ponder over the proposed water project for Arua City, for which there > were willing investors/friends of the region! > > Aggrey Adrale > > > > --- On *Wed, 19/9/12, vincent adeangu <vadea...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: vincent adeangu <vadea...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the Nyagak > solve West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> > Date: Wednesday, 19 September, 2012, 17:49 > > There westnilers, i think time has come for us to prove to our people > of west nile that we, their sons and daughters in the despora are abreast > with what is affectting our region. Instead of lamenting on how this > government is treating us like destitutes we should come up with clear > solutions and sugestions. > I would like to suggest that westnile foundation members to start lobbying > with development partners to secure funds to put up another dam (at olewa) > and to fund the cost of connecting westnile to the national grid. Other > modalities of how this can best be done can be discussed further. > It is even more ashaming to see that our own politically highly placed > brothers and sisters have kind-of looked aside as the government continues > to systematically and progressive push us into an abyss! *What can 1.75MW > for 4 hours a day do for a region with such a huge potential?* > ** > Over to you westnilers > > > --- On *Sun, 9/16/12, Vasco Oguzua <vogu...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Vasco Oguzua <vogu...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Does the recent Commissioning of the Nyagak > solve West Nile's demand for the energy needs? > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <westnilenet@kym.net> > Date: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 2:35 PM > > > http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni+switches+on+Nyagak/-/688334/1508300/-/32bm7z/-/index.html > > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen and sympathizers of the West Nile region > > I came across this article above which was in the monitor about the > commissioning of the Nyagak by the president. Based on what the information > in the article, I wonder if the years of the squabbles about Nyagak has any > value to the region even after commissioning the power station. In my > personal view there is a deliberate neglect and undermining of any > development prospects in the region with the intent of letting the region > slide backwards than trying to meet the challenges of 21st century. The 4 > hours of electricity supply which they have indicated in the paper, the 1.5 > million shillings per pole for the transmission and the 1.75 MW power > production they have mentioned will be supplied makes me wonder if there is > a deliberate intent to keep the people of Wes Nile in the dark ages. > Unfortunately, there was no reason given to as to why Nyagak can only > supply 4 hours of electricity to the region when the hype about Nyagak was > that it would solve all energy problems of the region, let alone now > talking of connecting Moyo and Adjumani to the National grid without even > mentioning when that will be. Why is this government playing "yoyo" with > the people of West Nile in such a deliberate manner. It is as if the region > does not need power and the government is only doing the region a favour to > provide 4 hours of electricity. > The interesting thing is the elected officials in government both local > and national seem to be content with this kind of treatment. > What kind of development can the region achieve with 4 hours of > electricity. If the small diesel generator of the 60's and 70's could > provide 24 hour power supply why is it impossible to supply 24 hour power > supply to West Nile in this 21st century technology era. > What is wrong with us we people of West Nile that we allow ourselves to be > treated in this beggarly manner when we contribute equally well in aspects > of production of the country. > The other day I read the dilapitating situation in hospitals in West Nile > where they specifically mentioned the situation in Moyo and Adjumani > Hospitals . The next day I read that the Pakwack ID inspection have again > started. Why are we treated as if we are not a part of Uganda. even > foreigners are treated with respect than we the people of West Nile. Why > are we docile about all these issues. If our elected officials do not see > any problems with all these issues I think it is our responsibility as the > civic society of West Nile to take up these issues. These issues really > make me feel the agony of the rural population in West Nile. If we the > educated sons and daughters of West Nile can not stand up for the > development of our region who will help us to develop our region! > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net<http://us.mc1103.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=WestNileNet@kym.net> > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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