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- ISSN: 2333-2581
- Modern Environmental Science and Engineering
A Review of Uganda’s Energy Mix
Abstract: This paper makes a review of Uganda’s energy mix, it is richly endowed with vast energy resource potential of over 41800MW. It is dominated by the use of renewable energy of about 90%, however, most of it is the traditional biomass of firewood and charcoal; this requires a quick transition to clean modern energy to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG7). Hydro power provides 80% of total electricity generated, Solar is underdeveloped and remains a missed opportunity due to the abundant solar insolation of about 8 hours every day for all the days of the year and Electromagnetic radiation averaged at 5.1 kWh/M2. Wind and geothermal are also grossly untapped but potential for them exists. Modern energy development technologies should be improvised either through Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Multilateral or bilateral financing arrangements. Several bottlenecks still exist in the energy sector despite increased electricity generation that hinder full utilization of all renewable energy resources. The Clean Development mechanism (CDM) and Sustainable Energy for all have presented varying opportunities to increase energy consumption.
Key words: energy mix, renewable energy, Uganda
