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DFID and the United Nations Capital Development Fund partner to enhance the Uganda solar energy industry<\/em><\/p>\n

The British High Commissioner to Uganda, HE Peter West has announced a new partnership between the UK\u2019s Department for International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in Uganda. The partnership aims to support universal energy access in Uganda by providing assistance to the Uganda Solar Energy Association.<\/p>\n

According to Head of DFID Uganda, Jennie Barugh the UK is at the forefront of an energy transformation that enables the less privileged to access clean energy to improve their lives.<\/p>\n

“A well-functioning USEA will lead to an increase in the number, performance and investment in solar home system companies. Combined with other initiatives of the \u2018On and Off-Grid Small Scale Renewable Energy in Uganda\u2019 project, this work will contribute to improved clean energy access for over 200,000 households and businesses,” Jennie Barugh said.<\/p>\n

In Uganda, more than 70 percent of the population does not have access to electricity. In rural areas, more than half the population still use kerosene lamps to light their homes. Lack of power compromises people\u2019s ability to improve their lives.<\/p>\n

Uganda is on the verge of the off-grid energy revolution and is one of the key markets for off-grid solar in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are over 200 local and international companies active in the sector. To enable an environment for growth, the private sector needs to be united and co-ordinated in its approach. As an existing membership body for the private sector, the Uganda Solar Energy Association (USEA) offers an excellent opportunity to represent the interests of the Ugandan off-grid solar energy industry.<\/p>\n

With DFID support, the UNCDF CleanStart programme will assist USEA to build on the work already achieved through the Uganda Energy Africa Compact. The announcement was made at an off-grid solar expo hosted by USEA where more than 40 companies were exhibited a wide range of solar-powered innovations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DFID and the United Nations Capital Development Fund partner to enhance the Uganda solar energy industry The British High Commissioner to Uganda, HE Peter West has announced a new partnership … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4746,4748],"tags":[6787,3772,730,742,6788,6786,6789,6428,2603,6785,2616,5190,5189,6490],"class_list":["post-6857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-renewables-2","category-solar","tag-british-high-commissioner-to-uganda","tag-dfid","tag-electricity","tag-energy","tag-he-peter-west","tag-off-grid-energy","tag-off-grid-solar","tag-solar-energy","tag-uganda","tag-uganda-solar-energy-association","tag-uk","tag-uncdf","tag-united-nations-capital-development-fund","tag-usea","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Solar-Energy.png?fit=588%2C391&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1MB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5469,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/east-africas-largest-solar-plant-starts-operations\/","url_meta":{"origin":6857,"position":0},"title":"East Africa\u2019s Largest Solar Plant Starts Operations","author":"","date":"December 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country\u2019s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools and businesses in the area Honorable D\u2019Ujanga Simon, Minister of State for Energy, together with representatives of Access Power, EREN RE\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Renewables 2"","block_context":{"text":"Renewables 2","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/renewables-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DJI_0132.JPG.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DJI_0132.JPG.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DJI_0132.JPG.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DJI_0132.JPG.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DJI_0132.JPG.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8700,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/uganda-1-4-million-to-access-reliable-and-affordable-energy-under-new-eib-engie-initiative\/","url_meta":{"origin":6857,"position":1},"title":"UGANDA: 1.4 million to access reliable and affordable energy under new EIB \u2013 ENGIE initiative","author":"","date":"July 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Scaling up off-grid solar power model for transforming rural energy access across Africa; EIB financing to overcome barriers to 80% of Ugandans without access to electricity; Local currency financing to accelerate PAYGO solution for affordable green energy. 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