Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda)

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electricity regulatory agency government agency

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda) is the national body responsible for licensing, regulating, and overseeing Uganda’s electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and sale to ensure reliable and fairly priced power.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Electricity Regulatory Authority of Uganda	5
Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8586439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda)
Context triple: [Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda), worksWith, Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda)]

A. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda)
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating and implementing policies on energy, minerals, and petroleum resources in Uganda.
B. Electoral Commission of Uganda
The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.
C. Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.
D. Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda)
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating and overseeing policies, regulations, and development initiatives in the information, communications, and technology sectors in Uganda.
E. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda)
Target entity description: The Electricity Regulatory Authority (Uganda) is the national body responsible for licensing, regulating, and overseeing Uganda’s electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and sale to ensure reliable and fairly priced power.

A. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda)
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating and implementing policies on energy, minerals, and petroleum resources in Uganda.
B. Electoral Commission of Uganda
The Electoral Commission of Uganda is the national independent body responsible for organizing, managing, and supervising elections and referenda in Uganda.
C. Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.
D. Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda)
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Uganda) is the national government body responsible for formulating and overseeing policies, regulations, and development initiatives in the information, communications, and technology sectors in Uganda.
E. Education Service Commission (Uganda)
The Education Service Commission (Uganda) is a government body responsible for recruiting, managing, and regulating personnel in Uganda’s education sector.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electricity regulatory agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
ensures	fairly priced electricity in Uganda ⓘ reliable electricity supply in Uganda ⓘ
goal	ensure quality of service in electricity supply ⓘ promote efficient electricity industry performance ⓘ promote investment in Uganda’s electricity sector ⓘ protect interests of electricity consumers and licensees ⓘ
hasRegulatoryScope	grid-connected electricity ⓘ off-grid electricity systems ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Uganda
legalBasis	national electricity legislation of Uganda ⓘ
monitors	performance of electricity utilities in Uganda ⓘ
objective	promote competition where feasible in the electricity market ⓘ promote transparency in electricity sector regulation ⓘ support expansion of electricity access in Uganda ⓘ
oversees	electricity sector reforms in Uganda ⓘ
parentAgency	Government of Uganda ⓘ
regulatesActivity	electricity distribution ⓘ electricity generation ⓘ electricity sale ⓘ electricity transmission ⓘ
regulatesMarketParticipant	electricity distribution companies in Uganda ⓘ electricity generation companies in Uganda ⓘ electricity retail suppliers in Uganda ⓘ electricity transmission companies in Uganda ⓘ
regulatesSector	electricity sector in Uganda ⓘ
regulatoryFunction	consumer protection in the electricity sector ⓘ enforcement of electricity sector regulations ⓘ ensuring fair electricity pricing ⓘ ensuring reliability of electricity supply ⓘ licensing of electricity operators ⓘ monitoring compliance with electricity licenses ⓘ tariff setting and approval ⓘ
sector	energy ⓘ power ⓘ
stakeholder	electricity consumers in Uganda ⓘ electricity distributors in Uganda ⓘ electricity producers in Uganda ⓘ electricity transmission system operators in Uganda ⓘ
typeOfRegulation	economic regulation of electricity tariffs ⓘ safety regulation in the electricity sector ⓘ technical regulation of electricity standards ⓘ
website	official website of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Uganda ⓘ

How these facts were elicited