# $254 million Uganda–South Sudan power link targets cross-border trade

> A 299-kilometre interconnection is designed to connect northern Uganda with Juba and reduce South Sudan’s reliance on diesel power.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-02
- **Original source:** [ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory](https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/)
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## A new transmission corridor

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.

[ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory](https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/)

## Regional power trade

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.

[ABDAS – Africa information and Business Directory](https://abdas.org/254m-power-project-strengthens-electricity-trade-between-uganda-and-south-sudan/)

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