IEEJ : July 2013

UGANDA’S POLICY ON ENERGY AND POWERPresented atJICA Training on Energy Policy,Tokyo Japan
2-22 June 2013
BySarah Nafuna Mudoko
SEO/ Head Nuclear Energy Unit
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development11) COUNTRY PROFILE
2) SCOPE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR IN UGANDA
3) POLICY FRAMEWORK
4) INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
5) THE ENERGY RESOURCE BASE
6) GENERATION STATISTICS
7) STRATEGIES TO INCREASE POWER GENERATION
8) CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR AND GOV’TPLANS
9) TRAINING PRIORITIES2342. COPE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR
 Power Subsector‐Power Generation‐Transmission‐Distribution/ Rural Electrification
 Renewable Energy‐Biomass (Wood & Charcoal, Cogeneration)‐Small Hydro, Solar, Wind, Geothermal Atomic Energy‐Nuclear for Power Production
 Energy Efficiency‐This is cross cutting for all forms of Energy.
 Petroleum sub sector‐Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production,‐Crude oil refining, Gas processing and conversion and bulk transportation‐Petroleum supply and distribution
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3.POLICY FRAMEWORK(a) Energy Policy for Uganda 2002
Policy Goal: The Policy goal is to meet the energy needs of Uganda’s
population for social and economic development in anenvironmentally sustainable manner.
The Policy Objectives are:
To establish the availability, potential and demand of the various
energy resources in the country
To increase access to modern affordable and reliable energy
services as a contribution to poverty eradication
To improve energy governance and administration
To stimulate economic development
To manage energy‐related environmental impacts
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POLICY FRAMEWORK CON’T(b) Renewable Energy Policy 2007
The Policy aims to provide a framework to increase insignificant proportions the contribution of renewableenergy in the energy mix (from 4% in 2007 to 61% by2017)
The main features of the policy are:
 Introduction of the feed in tariffs
 Standardized Power Purchase Agreements
 Obligation of fossils fuel companies to mix products withbiofuels up to 20%.
 Tax incentives on renewable energy technologies.
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4. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKMinistry of Energy and Mineral Development
Generation
Thermo Power
plantsElectricity Regulatory
Authority

UEGCL/Eskom
Cogenerationcompanies
Bujagali Energy
LimitedTransmission
UgandaElectricityTransmission
CompanyDistributionUEDCL/ Umeme
WENRECO
OtherConcessions

Min hydros
Other IPPs

End Consumers

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1Biomass

Constitute 93% of energy consumption,
mainly in traditional form

Hydropower

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Installed capacity 683 MW (Nalubale 180MW, Kiira 200MW,
Bujagali 250 MW and Min hydros combined 53MW)
Current generation 300 ‐ 350MW
Potential sites
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IsimbaKalagala
KarumaAyago
Murchison Falls
Oriang
Kiba

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180MW
450MW
600MW
600MW
600MW
400 MW
300 MW

Over 3000MW
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The Energy Resource Base Cont’d
3. Peat 800 MW4.

Renewable/Alternative Sources of Energy SolarUganda is endowed with favourable solar radiation of between 5 and 6.8
kWh/m2 per day.
 A lot of potential to generate electricity from solar Over 30,000 solar PV system installed Geothermal Estimated potential of 450MW concentrated in Western Uganda:‐
Katwe‐Kikorongo, Buranga and Kibiro
 Small Hydros There are over 50 potential sites identified on small rivers in the country.
 These have potential of generating over 164MW of electricity
 Wind Wind speeds are high on mountain tops in places like Karamoja
 This can be used for water pumping and generation of electricity.
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6. GENERATION STATISTICS

 Installed Generation capacity – 820.5 MW Available Generation Capacity‐ 558.5 MW
 Peak Demand – 487 MW
 Annual average load growth –0ver 10%
 Population – 34 million (mid 2012) Current Generation Mix
 Large Hydro ‐ 82%
 Thermal – 10%
 Mini Hydro ‐ 5%
 Co‐generation ‐ 3%
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7. STRATEGIES TO INCREASE POWER
PRODUCTION(a) Hydropower Projects Being DevelopedThere are a number of projects being developed inline withthe national Development Plan. The major ones are:
 Karuma Hydropower project – 600 MW
 Isimba Hydropower Project ‐ 180 MW
 Ayago Hydropower Project – 600 MW

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STRATEGIES CON’T
Ayago Hydropower Project (600 MW)
With the support of the Japanese Government,a consortium of Japanese power companies, JPower and Nippon Koei carried out the pre –feasibility study
Full feasibility study of the Ayago project isunder way with support from Japanese Govt.
 Ayago will be developed by Government inPartnership with the Private Sector.
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(b) Access To Rural Electrification
A vigorous program to increase access to modern energy
services through rural electrification has been implemented
since 2001.
The main targets for rural electrification are district
headquarters, production areas and communities which create
nuclei for rural social and economic transformation.
The delivery mode includes grid extensions, decentralised
grids and solar PV for schools, health centres and households.

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STRATEGIES CON’T( c) Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency•50 small hydropower sites so far identified with anestimated power potential of 164MW.
•Co‐generation capacity expansion through joint partnershipwith sugar factories.
• Dissemination of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in rural areas
not connected to the main grid.
•Supply of energy saving equipment such as Efficient
lighting technologies, efficient motors, efficient cook stoves,
ovens, soft starters and capacitor banks
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STRATEGIES CON’T(d) Nuclear EnergyWith increasing demand for power, it is envisaged that
nuclear energy will play a major role in the power
generation in the long‐term.
The Atomic Energy Act, 2008 entered into force on 18thFebruary 2009.
The law establishes: The Atomic Energy Council as the regulatory authority foratomic energy application and The Nuclear Energy Unit under MEMD to promote nuclear
power programme and other peaceful applications of atomicenergy.
16Plans for Nuclear Power Development
Short termGraduates were recruited in the Nuclear Energy Unit. They
undertook training in a number of fields related to power
production from nuclear energy.
Development of Nuclear Power Roadmap.

Medium – Long term
Implementation of the roadmap.

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8. CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR AND GOV’TPLANS
 Energy Investments are capital intensive, high tech and havelong payback periods.

 Government has now prioritized Energy Development as ahigh level issue for the country and as a result it is taking thelead in energy development and investment.

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9. TRAINING PRIORITIES Nuclear Energy‐ Uganda is planning a nuclear energy
program and that is my day today activity

 Energy Planning‐ Uganda is reviewing the Power Sector
Investment Plan 2010. which has energy forecasts. The newplan is to include nuclear power

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