Uganda
With a power score of 1.79, Uganda ranks number 54 among emerging markets and number 81 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Africa
1.79 / 5
Power score
+16 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Uganda has a power score of 1.79, which puts it at rank 81 in the global power ranking, and rank 54 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Uganda has improved in the power rankings by 16 places, from rank 97, to rank 81.
At 1.79, the power score of Uganda is better than the regional average of 1.54 in the Africa region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Uganda implements policies in 4/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Uganda has increased from 158.08 USD/MWh in 2021 to 165.58 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Uganda has fluctuated between 152.92 USD/MWh (2020) and 165.58 USD/MWh (2022).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Uganda in 2022 was in Large Hydro at 66.28%, down from 68.1% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Small Hydro at 15.02%, up from 13.45 in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Uganda in 2022 was Large Hydro, generating some 75.65% of electricity, down from 77.88% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Biomass & Waste at 8.53%, up from 5.61% in 2021.
Investment in clean energy in Uganda was around $28.49 million in 2021, a decrease of 15.72% from 2018 ($33.8 million). Between 2017 and 2021, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2017 at $151.4 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $28.49 million.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Availability
Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Uganda does not implement any policies in any of the transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
