This has left local transformer manufacturers stuck with their products despite President's Museveni's directive requiring all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to support the 'Buy Uganda Build Uganda' initiative.
If only the Energy ministry locally bought transformers, the local manufacturers would bag some $52 million (about Shs195 billion).
Despite the appeals, Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has rolled out multi-million-dollar distribution projects under Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts that have not local transformer manufacturers.
Government, through REA, has commissioned TBEA China Ltd to commence implementation of a project that will procure a minimum of 6,000 transformers worth $24 million (about shs90.3 billion) without considering the local transformer manufacturers as key suppliers.
They also want a review the TBEA China LTD Contract to reallocate and award the supply of at least 50 per cent of the project's transformer requirements to the Uganda Transformer manufacturers.
