What is "umeme"

Umeme Company Limited is the largest energy distributor in Uganda, distributing 97 percent of all electricity in the country. The shares of the stock of the company are listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) and are cross listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). , the company's total assets were approximately UGX:1.775 trillion, with shareholder's equity of approximately UGX:503.8 billion. As of January 2016, Umeme's customer base was about 790,000, with approximately 16,000 customers being added every month. The company expects its customer base to exceed 1 million by the end of 2016.