[5][6] The headquarters of UETCL are at 10 Hannington Road[7] on Nakasero Hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

[5][6][9] UETCL is responsible for the development,[10] operations, maintenance, and improvement of the high-voltage power transmission lines, above 33kV, in Uganda.

[6] To reduce electricity transmission losses in the country, UETCL has borrowed US$100 million (UGX:337 billion) from Exim Bank of China to construct four mega substations.

The installations will feed the industrial parks at Luzira, Namanve, Mukono, and Iganga.

[12] In June 2022, Ruth Nankabirwa, the incumbent Minister of Energy and Minerals, introduced and swore in a new board of directors for the company.