In November, the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment initiated an auction, calling upon developers to construct 40 solar energy-based water supply systems at various locations in the East African nation, as indicated in the tender documents.
The project comprises four segments:
- Providing, installing, and activating 10 photovoltaic (PV) energy systems for water supply projects across 10 locations in the central region.
- Providing, installing, and activating 10 PV energy systems for water supply projects across 10 locations in the southwestern region.
- Providing, installing, and activating 10 PV energy systems for water supply projects across 10 locations in the southern region.
- Providing, installing, and activating 10 PV energy systems for water supply projects across 10 locations in the eastern region.
Interested parties have until January 17, 2024, to submit their applications.
Reports from local media indicate that the World Bank has allocated $638 million in funding to support Uganda’s Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP). This five-year initiative aims to connect households, refugee and host communities, and other residences to the electricity grid. In 2021, only 45.2% of Uganda’s 45.85 million population had access to electricity, according to World Bank data.
As of the end of the previous year, Uganda had a recorded installed photovoltaic capacity of 94 megawatts, as reported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
