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Power Plants in Uganda
Uganda has 16 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 102nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 5 operating and 11 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.4 GW across 5 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Nakasongola nuclear power plant (7.2 GW).
The largest owner-operators are Uganda Electricity Generation Company LTD (UEGCL) (6), Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2) and AMEA Power (1) — Uganda Electricity Generation Company LTD (UEGCL) alone is named on 38% of them. Half of Uganda's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Nalubaale hydroelectric plant, dating from 1954. 11 are in the pipeline, led by Nakasongola nuclear power plant (7.2 GW), proposed. They account for 55% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Uganda.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- hydro1.4 GW +1.6 GW planned
- nuclear0 MW +18.0 GW planned
- solar0 MW +400 MW planned
- wind0 MW +120 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Uganda
- Nakasongola nuclear power plant7.2 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Kiruhura nuclear power plant4.8 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Lamwo nuclear power plant4.0 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Buyende nuclear power plant2.0 GW · nuclear · 2031 · proposed
- Ayago hydroelectric plant840 MW · hydro · construction
- Karuma hydroelectric plant600 MW · hydro · 2023
- Kiba hydroelectric plant400 MW · hydro · construction
- Oriang hydroelectric plant392 MW · hydro · proposed
- Bujagali hydroelectric plant250 MW · hydro · 2012
- Kiira hydroelectric plant200 MW · hydro · 2003
- Isimba hydroelectric plant183 MW · hydro · 2019
- Nalubaale hydroelectric plant180 MW · hydro · 1954
- Kween solar farm150 MW · solar · proposed
- Uganda (Masdar) solar farm150 MW · solar · proposed
- Karamoja wind farm120 MW · wind · proposed
- Kapeeka (EA Astrovolt) solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
Who owns Uganda's power plants
- Uganda Electricity Generation Company LTD (UEGCL)6 38%
- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co2 13%
- AMEA Power1 6%
- Energy America1 6%
- Eskom Uganda1 6%
- Mota-Engil SGPS SA1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2012 · oldest Nalubaale hydroelectric plant (1954) · newest Karuma hydroelectric plant (2023) · 5 of 16 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Nakasongola nuclear power plant7.2 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Kiruhura nuclear power plant4.8 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Lamwo nuclear power plant4.0 GW · nuclear · proposed
- Buyende nuclear power plant2.0 GW · nuclear · 2031 · proposed
- Ayago hydroelectric plant840 MW · hydro · construction
- Kiba hydroelectric plant400 MW · hydro · construction
- Oriang hydroelectric plant392 MW · hydro · proposed
- Kween solar farm150 MW · solar · proposed
- Uganda (Masdar) solar farm150 MW · solar · proposed
- Karamoja wind farm120 MW · wind · proposed
- Kapeeka (EA Astrovolt) solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
How Uganda compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 104. Côte d'Ivoire16
- 105. Kuwait16
- 106. North Macedonia16
- 107. Uganda16
- 108. Bhutan15
- 109. Honduras15
- 110. Sudan15
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Uganda?
- OverWatts maps 16 power plants in Uganda — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 102nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Uganda?
- Nakasongola nuclear power plant, at 7.2 GW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Uganda's power plants have?
- About 1.4 GW operating across 5 plants, with a further 20.2 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Uganda?
- Uganda Electricity Generation Company LTD (UEGCL) is named as owner or operator on the most — 6 of 16 (38%). Next are Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (2), AMEA Power (1) and Energy America (1).
- How old are Uganda's power plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Nalubaale hydroelectric plant (1954); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new power plants are being built in Uganda?
- 11 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Nakasongola nuclear power plant (7.2 GW), Kiruhura nuclear power plant (4.8 GW) and Lamwo nuclear power plant (4.0 GW).