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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF STATISTICE AND PLANNING THE EFFECTS OF ELRCTRICITY PRICES ON THE OPERATIONS OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. (CASE STUDY OF VISION GROUP) BY WABWIRE JOB 14/U/15691/PS 214008318 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF STATISTICS AND PLANNING IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS STATISTICS OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JULY 2017 1 i ii DEDICATION I dedicate this report to my beloved father Mr. WERE N WILLIS for the love and support he has shown me, my supervisor Dr. TUYIGARIZE RICHARD for the advvise he gave me. And finally I also dedicate this report to my friends for their support. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This dissertation is a milestone in my academic career. I have been fortunate learn theories and concepts which would have been impossible if I had not extensively carried out the needed research. I am grate to a number of people who have guided and supported me throughout the research process and provided assistance for my venture. I would first like to thank God the Almighty for the achievement I have got. I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. Tugigarize Richard who guided me in selecting the final theme for this research. My supervisor was there throughout my preparation of the proposal and the conceptualization of its structure. I would not have been able to do the research and achieve learning in the same manner without his help and support. His recommendations and instructions have enabled me to assemble and finish the dissertation effectively. I would also like to thank all my instructors, lecturers and teachers who throughout my educational careers have supported and encouraged me to believe in my abilities. They have directed me through various situations, allowing me to reach this accomplishment. I would also like to thank Mr. Harold Arinaitwe, senior accountant and Mr. Peter Kola, head of engineering, Vision Group for providing me with the necessary data needed for this research. Finally, my family and friends have supported and helped me along the course of this dissertation by giving encouragement and providing the moral and emotional support I needed to complete my thesis. To them, I am eternally grateful. iv TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. APPROVAL .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iv TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................. v LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................. x ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... xi CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the study ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2 New Vision ............................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1. Background of the Organization. ..................................................................................... 2 1.2.2. Vision .................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.3. Mission .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2.4 Organization culture. .............................................................................................................. 2 1.2.5 The structure of the organization. .......................................................................................... 4 1.2.6 The main activities of the organization ............................................................................ 4 1.3 Statement of the problem .......................................................................................................... 7 1.4. Objectives of the study............................................................................................................. 8 1.4.1. General objective .................................................................................................................. 8 1.4.2. Specific objectives ................................................................................................................ 8 v 1.5. Research questions ................................................................................................................... 8 1.6. Research hypotheses ................................................................................................................ 8 1.7. Significance of the study .......................................................................................................... 9 1.8. Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................................ 9 CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................... 10 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 10 2.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2. Power Sector Reform in Uganda ........................................................................................... 10 2.2.1. Overview of the Power Sector ............................................................................................ 10 2.2.2. Rationale for power sector reforms ..................................................................................... 10 2.2.3. Power Sector Reform Strategy ............................................................................................ 11 2.2.4 The legal frame work ........................................................................................................... 11 2.3. Hydro-electric power ............................................................................................................. 12 2.4. Generation of hydro-electricity power ................................................................................... 12 2.5 How hydro-power works. ....................................................................................................... 13 2.6. Dams/stations that generates hydro-electricity power in Uganda.......................................... 13 2.7 How hydro-electricity power is distributed to manufacturing companies in Uganda. ........... 14 2.8. Manufacturing Companies ..................................................................................................... 16 2.9 The roles played by electricity power in manufacturing companies ...................................... 18 2.10 Problems faced by UEDCL, UETCL and UMEME in the distributing of electricity power to manufacturing companies ............................................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 22 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................. 22 3.1Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 22 3.2 Research Design...................................................................................................................... 22 vi 3.3 Study population. .................................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Variables and Measurements ................................................................................................. 22 3.5 Data collection instrument ...................................................................................................... 23 3.6 Data analysis ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.7 Data Presentation .................................................................................................................... 23 3.8 Ethical Issues .......................................................................................................................... 24 3.9 Limitation of the study ...........................................................................................................