UGANDA GETS POWER SUPPORT FROM SIEMEN

Siemen to increase national power generating capacity and connect more people to the power grid in uganda.

Uganda is a country that has one of the lowest electricity access rates by global and regional standards. The country poor power sector has lead to its been able to have a grid electricity of less than 22% whereby making only 7% of the rural population currently electrified.

Siemen’s contribution is primarily to increase national power generating capacities and to connect more people to the power grids and also help the country achieve it vision 2040 that identifies electricity generation as one of the key strategic interventions for social-economic transformation of the country.

CEO of Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa, Sabine Dall’Omo; ”At a high-level we have identified priority activities to strengthen the transmission grid and create innovative business-driven solutions that are practical, affordable, reliable and also sustainable to electrify Uganda’s rural households”.

According to the Electricity Regulator Authority, Uganda will require approximately $2.5bn by 2026 to invest in both the transmission and distribution system which will enable the country to embarked on a massive grid expansion plan.

The country has the potential of generating power from other renewable sources but for now it has only three main source; hydro power contributing the bulk at close to 80% while thermal (+/-22%) and biomass (+/-3%) contribute the balance.

Siemens technologies will support all the potential generating power like, peat, solar PV, bagasse co-generation, wind and natural gas.

 

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