Uganda Energy Transition Plan
Uganda’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) is a strategic roadmap for the development and
modernisation of Uganda’s energy sector. It charts an ambitious, yet feasible pathway
to achieve universal access to modern energy and power the country’s economic transformation
in a sustainable and secure way. The plan was developed by Uganda’s Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Development, with support from the International Energy Agency, and provides
the groundwork for the government’s upcoming Integrated Energy Resource Master Plan.
The analysis does not just look at Uganda in isolation but considers how global trends
are influencing and opening up new opportunities, notably driven by rapidly evolving
clean technology costs and shifts in energy and climate finance. Particular focus
is paid to making use of the country’s considerable energy and mineral resources,
and parlaying this into economic development for Uganda, a core pillar to ensure the
pathway in the ETP is a just and inclusive one. The report provides detailed sector-by-sector
analysis, including key targets and milestones, estimates of investment needs, and
includes high-level recommendations for its implementation. While the focus of the
report is from now to 2050, the ETP also highlights key steps to further the energy
sector’s decarbonisation beyond 2050 and estimates at what point the energy sector
is poised to reach net zero.
Published on December 05, 2023