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Policy pillar deep dive · dataset policy-2026-Q3-r16

Energy & electricity

The electricity regulator, generation/supply licensing and large-load connection rules.

Coverage
100% verified
Claims
2 claims
Sources
6 sources
Countries covered
2/4 markets
Structured gaps
3 gaps

Coverage across the four markets

Uganda UG

no researched claims

structured gap

Rwanda RW

no researched claims

structured gap

Tanzania TZ

100%

1 verified · 0 partial · 0 other

structured gap

Kenya KE

100%

1 verified · 0 partial · 0 other

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Claims & evidence trails

Tanzania TZ

1 claim
  • VerifiedTZ-EN-C1

    EWURA is the electricity sector regulator: its licensing and registration framework covers generation, transmission, distribution and supply, with dedicated power-purchase-agreement and compliance-monitoring processes and published licensee records.

    Official regulator pages captured but navigation-dominant; Electricity Act 2008 text (captive-power thresholds, licensing categories) capture-pending. Capture mission 2026-09-22: EWURA general information page confirms the Infrastructure Licensing and Registration framework navigation; Act text not yielded. Upgrade path unchanged: EWURA instrument library / Electricity Act full text / TanzLII. | r10 upgrade: Cap 414 text confirms EWURA's electricity-sector mandate; Electricity Act Cap 131 text confirms the generation/transmission/distribution/supply licensing framework (both T1 PDFs on regulator domain, captured 2026-09-22).

    View evidence trail · 5 sources ▾
    1. Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) — EWURA - Electricity Licensing and Registration (official page)T1 · capturedElectricity ... Licensing and Registration ... Power Purchase Agreement ... Complaints and dispute resolution ... Compliance Monitoring ... Electricity Licensees.
    2. Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) — EWURA - Electricity Infrastructure (official page)T1 · capturedElectricity Infrastructure ... Licensing and Registration ... Power Purchase Agreement.
    3. ewura.go.tz — ewura-acts-indexT1 · captured
    4. ewura.go.tz — ewura-act-cap414-pdfT1 · captured
    5. ewura.go.tz — ewura-electricity-act-pdfT1 · captured

Kenya KE

1 claim
  • VerifiedKE-EN-C1

    The Energy Act, 2019 is Kenya's electricity-sector statute and EPRA the sector regulator, operating electricity and renewable-energy licensing regimes (regulatory instruments, application guidelines, licence applications and public registers).

    T1 regulator page. Narrow claim: regulator identity, statute name and operated licensing machinery. Act-text detail (captive-power thresholds, large-load connection terms) mirrors the TZ energy gap and stays an upgrade path, not a claim.

    View evidence trail · 1 source ▾
    1. epra.go.ke — Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) - Energy Act 2019 page (electricity/renewables licensing and registers)T1 · capturedEnergy Act 2019 | Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Electricity & Renewable Energy: Regulatory Instruments, Application Guidelines, License application, Registers.

Sources behind this pillar

Structured gaps

Uganda — structured gap, not a finding

No DC-relevant claims researched yet (ERA tariff classes, grid reliability, self-generation rules)

Expected sources: Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA); Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETCL) tariff schedules

Upgrade path: Fetch ERA published tariffs / Electricity Act 2022 instruments; then raise claims

Rwanda — structured gap, not a finding

No claims researched yet (REG/EUCL tariff classes, power-availability policy for large loads)

Expected sources: REG/EUCL published tariffs; Ministry of Infrastructure instruments

Upgrade path: Fetch tariff schedules in the energy increment

Tanzania — structured gap, not a finding

Electricity Act 2008 thresholds (generation/captive-power licence exemptions, large-load connection) not yet captured

Expected sources: Electricity Act 2008 full text; EWURA licence application guidelines; TANESCO tariff schedule for large power users

Upgrade path: Energy increment: fetch Act text + TANESCO tariff books

policy-2026-Q3-r16 · 2 claims in this pillar · 6 sources · editorial gate: EDITORIAL REVIEW COMPLETE (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya - all four country pipelines approved for publication)