Ismail thanks for that update. Can u find out how much it will cost if a private firm or individual is engaged? It seems Wenreco is doing this to discourage people from purchasing the poles. All we want to do is buy our poles and then engage them instead of those private individuals or firms.
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:40 AM, banduga ismail <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I have just talked to a staff (one of the team leaders) of Wenreco in > Arua about this. According to him, if one obtains poles privately, then you > will need to engage a private individual or firm to fix the poles and run > the line (wires). However, this private firm or individual needs to do this > with the full knowledge of Wenreco i.e. fill in some forms at Wenreco > offices. Wenreco will then come to connect your premises to the power line > at a cost of 246,400 UGX. This cost is basically the cost of the meter box. > > He also says there is the power extension plan that they are currently > working on to extent power to many areas in and around Arua. In this plan, > Wenreco will run the main lines and individuals will then meet the cost of > connecting the premises to the main lines. This will still require > individuals to pay for poles depending on how far or near your premises is > from the main line. > > As Ejiku asked, yes it is a practice Wenreco reluctantly seems to allow. > > Ismail > -------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------ > *r From:* Patrick Anguti <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, 15 September, 2010 19:03:56 > *Subject:* [WestNileNet] Electricity Poles > > Dear all, > > As u r all aware, the price Wenreco charges for poles is extremely high as > compared to the rate at which the poles are sold. > Aware of this, am suggesting we come as a group, purchase the poles, > transport them to Arua and then we get services from Wenreco for installing > them. > > The current market price for distribution poles is 150$. If somebody in > Arua can get us the installation cost the better. > > -- > Patrick Anguti > Forest Officer > Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited > P O Box 7390, kampala > Tel: +256-312-330300 > Fax: +256-414-255600 > Mob: +256-772-929633 > > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > > -- Patrick Anguti Forest Officer Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited P O Box 7390, kampala Tel: +256-312-330300 Fax: +256-414-255600 Mob: +256-772-929633
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