Achile, You are absolutely right that this issue needs to be talked as a region. However, the reality is that regionalism does not exist in everyone of our influential people minds. How could you explain the extention of the national grid up to Moyo and not the rest of west nile at tehs ame time? Should not teh discussion have included the extension to Moyo via both directions? I mean through Gulu and as well as through Pakwach?
We have to learn to identify and bring on side any and all person(s) who could sabotage the extention of the power line via Pakwach to Moyo! thx... On 8/13/13, Achile Fendru <[email protected]> wrote: > Members, > > WNF should not divert this issue to individual member MPs from the region. > This need to be tackled together as a region and WNF provides the best > closest forum and platform to bring all the stake holders from the region > together to have one voice to demand and petition for an equitable share of > the Karuma electricity supply for West Nile region. Whether you are an > opposition MP/politician or government MP/politician (read NRM) the faith > of development in West Nile affects all of us. It is us as individuals, our > brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, children, friends, relatives and the > entire West Nile region that suffers when we don’t put our differences > aside for such an issue. Seriously how will we look back 20, 30, or even 50 > years from now for those who will be alive and reflect on our individual > actions and contributions to the region? That because I belong to one > political party, I can’t be seen with others to lobby for an issue that > affect our region? Are we westeniler’s first or politicians first. When it > is all said and done, and your political career is over, are you going to > feel happy with yourself living with your family with the same problem that > you could have solved when you had the opportunity? Seriously our people > wake up. > > George Afi has provided us a skeleton of what questions to ask, WNF pick it > up and get our MPs and politicians to get the answers. Send out a > memorandum to all the individual MPs from the region to come together and > tackle this issue as a group. > Achile > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 8:07 AM, George Afi Obitre-Gama > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Nyaks, the technical procedure is a normal standard operating procedure >> - there is nothing special and different. Electrical energy produced from >> the units is taken to an HV sub-station located at Karuma dam itself(may >> be >> 220kv, 132, 110 etc substation). This substation shall have a series of >> circuit breakers and switchgears that distributes electrical energy to >> other substations - these downstream substations are the ones they talked >> of in the newspapers - viz Kawanda, Lira, Kamdini. Certainly, there shall >> also be Distribution substations located between Karuma and kawanda to >> distribute power to areas in between...e.g A Substation could be located >> in >> Kigumba and with a series of switchgears, power is distributed to areas >> like Masindi, Hoima etc. In general, this is what we call being connected >> to the national grid!! >> >> What the Hon MPs should be asking the technocrats in the Ministry is as >> to >> whether an Off-take from the Karuma substation to WestNile has been >> planned(This information should already be there if at all it is true) >> coupled with the neccessary downstream substations at load centres in >> Purongo/Anaka/Amuru and eventually in Pakwach/Nebbi/Arua/Koboko. They >> should also find out as to the whether the neccessary MV Distributions >> lines(to the load centres) and their associated ancillaries have been >> planned. >> >> Yes, Hon has told you that a study is being undertaken for this >> connectivity. Well, have the consultants held inception meetings with the >> stakeholders(LCV, MPs, LCIII, LCI, Consumers etc)? This is usually the >> norm. IF NO, we are for a ride and we should re-design another strategy >> well knowing that time is not on our side. Members, 220kv , 132kv lines >> usually take very long to build due to the complexities involved but that >> should not stop us from demanding. >> >> LET US NOT WAIT FOR THE MEAT TO BE DISTRIBUTED AND THEN COMPLAIN THAT WE >> DID NOT RECEIVE A PIECE - EVEN IF WE DID'NT KILL THE ANIMAL, WE ARE >> MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. >> >> George >> >> *From:* ALFRED NYAKUNI <[email protected]> >> *To:* Charles Male <[email protected]>; A Virtual Network for friends of >> West Nile <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:03 PM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [WestNileNet] Karuma Electricity Evacuation Plan - West >> Nile Left Out >> >> >> Hi members, I was having a chat with Hon. Atiku Bernard on this very >> Karuma Power distribution and this is what he wrote to me verbatim: >> >> Hullo Alfred? Thank you for showing concern. The truth is that wé have >> already engaged ministry of energy over this and they have assured to >> connect us to the national grid. We have also been told a study is under >> way to implement this with funding already secured from world bank. >> >> While Adjumani and Moyo the national grid is almost done. As for power >> that will be generated in Karuma, it will first be evacuated to a >> transmission center before putting it on the national grid which is à >> technical procedure. My thinking is that before the completion of the >> Karuma project West Nile shall be fully connected to the national grid. >> >> For your information this is development interest number one for us as >> leaders from West Nile. I invite all of us to keep our eyes open and >> mount >> pressure together on government to get all that is due to us. >> Bernard >> >> Nyakuni Alfred, >> Radio Pacis 90.9 fm >> P.O.Box 494, >> Arua. >> E-mail:[email protected] >> Alternative E-mail:[email protected] >> Tel:+256772373312. >> >> *From:* Charles Male <[email protected]> >> *To:* A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* ALFRED NYAKUNI <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:22 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [WestNileNet] Karuma Electricity Evacuation Plan - West >> Nile Left Out >> >> Ladies and Gentlemen, >> >> Behind the scenes lobbying of influential people like Salim (Caleb) >> Saleh from his namesake, Caleb Alaka may be more fruitful. Remember >> that Salim Saleh is developing properties in Arua! Caleb, I think WNF >> may be more successful in leadign this fight to get WN into the >> National grid! >> >> Not sure what is happening politicians across the country BUT -- even >> our own Hon Kassiano Wadri MP, who was vocal in the past has gone >> quiet! Their silence was a subject of speculation by none other than >> former Mu7 confidant now turned critic Justice Kanyeihamba. When was >> teh last time you heard Mao, Otunu, Muntu etc ect publicly criticsing >> gov't? Looks like Besigye has regained his poisition as the undisputed >> opposisition leader. >> >> BUT let us for now encourage behind the scenes lobbying from the likes >> of Moses Ali, James Baba, Alex Onzima spearheaded by WNF. >> >> my 2 cents >> >> >> >> >> On 8/13/13, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I too was shocked to learn about the power going to Kamdin and Lira. As >> > usual, we are locked out. Hon. Dr. Eng. Aridru Gabriel has for long >> > advocated for connection of West Nile to the main Grid. It is high >> > time, >> he >> > takes up this matter since he is now a Minister. He is on this forum >> > but >> we >> > can privately remind him. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Aug 13, 2013, at 11:15 AM, ALFRED NYAKUNI <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> This is shocking revelation. I feel like getting on the next bus to >> K'la. >> >> When actually we have all along been hoping that Karuma would for ever >> >> solve power outage problems in the North & West nile inclusive. >> >> Then our Hons should wake up from the slumber & begin the much needed >> >> lobbying to find out if this is an intenede ommission or and error of >> >> commission.This is because the current Nyagak power outage problems >> >> are >> >> more often and no extentions have been made to most of the districts >> >> in >> >> Uganda & govt has plans to export this little that has not even met >> >> domestic demands. >> >> >> >> Am shocked and helpless. >> >> >> >> >> >> Nyakuni Alfred, >> >> Radio Pacis 90.9 fm >> >> P.O.Box 494, >> >> Arua. >> >> E-mail:[email protected] >> >> Alternative E-mail:[email protected] >> >> Tel:+256772373312. >> >> >> >> From: George Afi Obitre-Gama <[email protected]> >> >> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 11:18 PM >> >> Subject: [WestNileNet] Karuma Electricity Evacuation Plan - West Nile >> >> Left Out >> >> >> >> >> http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-commissions-Karuma/-/688334/1945700/-/2yba3gz/-/index.html >> >> >> >> Hello Members, see news link above. >> >> >> >> I had thought that our MPs had spearheaded the lobbying of >> >> connection >> of >> >> West Nile region to the national grid to solve our energy problems!! >> From >> >> the link above, I was wrong!! >> >> >> >> The elecrical energy from Karuma HPP shall be evacuated to Kawanda >> >> Substation(260km from Karuma), Kamdini(13km from Karuma)and Lira( 85km >> >> from Karuma). The Pakwach line through Nwoya/Amuru is not mentioned >> >> anywhere(about 110 km from Karuma). >> >> >> >> I suggested before that our MPs in West Nile ought to have lobbied for >> the >> >> connection to the National Grid which shall solve the outage problems >> >> in >> >> West Nile. The Nyagak 1&2(isolated grid) can then be used as back-up >> power >> >> after through syncronization with the National Grid. >> >> >> >> Hon Jachan Omach, Hon Aridru, Hon Atiku, Hon Onzima, Hon Bako etc, >> kindly >> >> do the neeedful for our region. >> >> >> >> Hon Aridru, you need to take this up as a priority even if it means >> >> getting additional funding!! >> >> >> >> Members, what do you think? >> >> >> >> George >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> WestNileNet mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> 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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