Today, a coalition of global energy sector leaders launched a first-of-its-kind integrated energy pilot in Uganda. Led by Uganda’s largest power utility, Umeme, coordinated by Power for All and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, the Utilities 2.0 Twaake pilot project unites Umeme Ltd, the centralized power utility company and several leading Uganda-based distributed renewable energy companies (DREs) to provide affordable, reliable, and clean power for all in what has been described as the utilities of the future. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/utilities-20-twaake-pilot-new-integrated-energy-approach-could-deliver-universal-electrification-uganda-half-cost-fraction-of-ti
The Global Agricultural Sprayers Market industry valued approximately USD 1.82 billion in 2016 is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 8.13% over the forecast period 2017-2025. Power for All’s technical spotlight draws our attention to how solar powered sprayers are transforming the agriculture sector in Uganda. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/infographics/tech-spotlight-application-of-solar-powered-sprayers-uganda
The Utilities 2.0 Twaake project is an integrated energy pilot that unites Umeme Ltd, Uganda’s centralized power utility company and several leading Uganda-based distributed renewable energy companies (DREs) including Equatorial Power, EnerGrow and East African Power, to provide affordable, reliable, and clean power for all in what has been envisioned as the utilities of the future. The project is funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and coordinated by Power for All. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/videos/utilities-20-twaake-project
On July 29, join Power for All's Uganda Director Sumaya Mahomed for the 5th Energy Professionals Online RoundTable. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/events/5th-energy-professionals-online-roundtable
In this episode of the Power for All podcast, Kristina Skierka, Founder and CEO of Power for All speaks with Florence Nsubuga, Chief Operating Officer of Umeme Ltd., Uganda’s largest distribution utility. Florence is also a team leader of the project Girls for Girls, a forum that empowers women between the ages of 15 and 35 years to become leaders in their own communities. The conversation aims to highlight the work of Umeme along with the opportunity of working together to end energy poverty and achieve universal energy access by 2030. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/interview-florence-nsubuga-leading-utility-of-future-uganda
Join Kristina Skierka, Founder and CEO of Power for All at the 15th edition of the Microgrid Global Innovation Forum, 13-15 September 2022 in London. Kristina will give a talk titled "Designing the Grid of the Future to End Energy Poverty Together and Faster: Lessons from the Twaake project in Uganda." https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/events/microgrid-global-innovation-forum