{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/uganda-south-sudan-power-interconnection-supip-october-2026",
  "slug": "uganda-south-sudan-power-interconnection-supip-october-2026",
  "category": "transmission-substations",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory",
  "sourceUrl": "https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "South Sudan",
    "Energy",
    "Electricity",
    "Infrastructure",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "$254 million Uganda–South Sudan power link targets cross-border trade",
    "summary": "A 299-kilometre interconnection is designed to connect northern Uganda with Juba and reduce South Sudan’s reliance on diesel power.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "A new transmission corridor",
        "paragraphs": [
          "ABDAS reported on 2 October that Uganda had formally inaugurated the South Sudan-Uganda Power Interconnection Project. The planned 299-kilometre, 400 kV double-circuit line will link Olwiyo in Uganda to Juba/Gumbo in South Sudan."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory",
            "url": "https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Regional power trade",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The project is intended to let Uganda export electricity and give South Sudan an alternative to diesel-based generation, while connecting it to the Eastern Africa Power Pool. ABDAS put total cost at $254 million, comprising $121 million for Uganda and about $133 million for South Sudan; NELSAP-CU coordinates administration."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory",
            "url": "https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}