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. Energy systems must modernise and expand rapidly to meet these ambitions, prompting Uganda’s decision to develop the Energy Transition Plan (ETP).
The objectives of the plan, stated by Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), are:
• Provide universal access to electricity and cleaner cooking by 2030.
• Modernise and diversify Uganda’s energy mix and promote its efficient use across all sectors to support industrial growth, poverty reduction and socioeconomic transformation.
• Ensure secure and affordable energy supply.
• Mitigate energy emissions in line with Uganda’s conditional climate commitments, which imply a 20% reduction compared to baseline emissions in 2030.
• Position Uganda as an energy hub for the East African region. This report, produced in close collaboration with Uganda, provides an ambitious yet feasible pathway for the energy sector to meet these strategic objectives.
Given Uganda’s point of departure, efforts must be stepped up to develop the country’s energy systems. The report points out that the country has many domestic energy and mineral resources that can help realise the energy transition. Uganda has ample potential for solar, hydroelectric and geothermal power.
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