MARKET / UGANDA
#13Continent rank
23Deals tracked
$2,499mCapital tracked
2,597 MWPipeline
1,814 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
55%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$62bnGDP (2025, World Bank)
3.98%RE capital / GDP (12M)
Market primer
structure, counterparties and bankability context| Region / power pool | Eastern Africa · EAPP |
| Main offtaker | UETCL |
| Regulator | ERA |
| PPA framework | Not yet researched |
| Currency / convertibility | UGX · Not yet researched |
| GDP per capita | $1,206 (2025, World Bank) |
| Sovereign ratings | Moody’s — · S&P — · IMF DSA — |
| Last updated | pending |
Installed renewables
2015–2024, MW (IRENA)Deals
every row source-linkedProject pipeline
| Project | Tech | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda-Tanzania Interconnector Project (UTIP) | Grid | 1,000 | early_development |
| Kiryandongo | Hydro | 840 | construction |
| Kiba Hydropower Project | Hydro | 400 | early_development |
| Kapeeka Solar PV + BESS Project | Hybrid | 100 | late_development |
| Aeonian Project (USIO AI Factory) | Hydro | 100 | early_development |
| EA Astrovolt Solar and BESS Project | Hybrid | 100 | early_development |
| Namanve Waste-to-Energy Plant | Other | 45 | early_development |
| ORIO Mini Hydropower | Hydro | 7 | construction |
| Atari II Hydro Project | Hydro | 5 | early_development |
| Amari Power Transmission Project | Grid | — | construction |
| Solar-powered irrigation systems project Phase II | Solar | — | late_development |
| Uganda–Tanzania Interconnection Project (UTIP) | Grid | — | tendered |
| Kenya-Uganda Transmission Interconnector | Grid | — | early_development |
| Buyende Nuclear Power Plant | — | — | early_development |
| Nyagak III Hydro | Hydro | — | operational |
Tariffs & policy
| Date | Program / deal | US¢/kWh | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | ERA benchmark tariff | 5.10 | B |
| 2026-04-27 | Geothermal Energy Development Strategy Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development |
| 2026-01-26 | Energy Transition Plan Government of Uganda |
| 2025-10-22 | Suspension of grid-connected solar and wind permits Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) |
Recent coverage
from the archive| 2026-07-15 | GET TRAINED. GET CERTIFIED. GET HIRED. — FUNDED SOLAR PV TRAINING, 2ND COHORT Uganda's clean energy future needs skilled hands, will yours be one of them? Join our intensive 5-week Solar PV Systems Design, Installation & Capital flow — shows which lenders/investors are open for business here; builds on prior coverage — trace "COHORT" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-13 | I was 11 when I was assaulted while fetching water in the dark. That was 1995. But 35yrs later, millions of families in Busoga, Eastern Uganda, still live without grid electricity. When the sun sets, children cannot stud builds on prior coverage — trace "families" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-13 | Honoured to accept my co-directors/shareholders’ endorsement and appointment to serve as Founder CEO of Karamoja Solar Company Limited which has been duly permitted by the Government of Uganda through the Electricity Reg Rule change — moves project economics and bankability for everyone in the market; builds on prior coverage — trace "shareholders" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-13 | Uganda: Transmission project nearly complete builds on prior coverage — trace "nearly" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-08 | Gridworks Breaks Ground on US$50 Million Amari Transmission Project to Strengthen Uganda's Power Grid and Enable Regional Energy Trade Execution milestone — pipeline converting to steel in the ground; disclosed size US$50 Million; builds on prior coverage — trace "Amari" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-07 | Uganda: Floating solar PV project procurement advances builds on prior coverage — trace "Floating" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-06 | Uganda: Karuma power plant emerges as hydro-powered data centre hub builds on prior coverage — trace "Karuma" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-06 | Uganda: Karuma emerges as hydro-powered data centre hub builds on prior coverage — trace "Karuma" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-06 | Gridworks Launches Africa's First Privately Financed Power Transmission Project in Uganda builds on prior coverage — trace "Privately" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-07-04 | Uganda’s $500 Billion Future: Why A Wartime-Scale Push On Electricity Transmission And Grid Modernization Is Urgent. disclosed size $500 Billion; builds on prior coverage — trace "Modernization" in Storyline for the history |
| 2026-06-11 | Parliament approves Shs734b for solar-powered irrigation systems The Ugandan Parliament has approved a EUR 168.98 million (approx. USD 182.5 million) loan from UK Export Finance and Citi Bank for Phase II of a solar-powered irrigation project, signaling continued state investment in solar-linked agricultural infrastructure. |
| 2026-06-08 | Equity Bank bets on green finance for Uganda’s clean energy push Equity Bank Uganda has launched dedicated green financing products (Equi-Green Loans and Green Enterprise Financing) to support decentralized renewable energy adoption, signaling a shift toward specialized retail-level climate finance in the Ugandan market. |
| 2026-05-20 | Who are the women at the helm of Uganda’s energy sector? |
| 2026-05-13 | News: Museveni, Egypt’s El-Sisi agree on stronger trade, ind |
| 2026-05-11 | Kenya targets more Ugandan electricity in 2027 Uganda has officially launched feasibility and ESIA studies for the 400 MW Kiba hydropower project, a key asset in the government's strategy to meet rising domestic demand and increase regional power exports to Kenya. |