It will take over 10 million connections for Uganda to achieve universal access. If grid extension is the sole method of service provision, the required investment would likely be in the range of USD $13 billion at USD $1,300 per connection. Utilities 2.0 integrated energy approach seeks to bring the optimal mix of service levels to unelectrified areas, solving for least-cost electrification in the fastest timeline possible in a given area. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-utilities-20-twaake-pilot
Download the Powering Jobs Census 2022: The Energy Access Workforce Uganda report to learn the challenges still facing the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector and its job growth in the country due to COVID-19 and the measures put in place by the government. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/powering-jobs-census-2022-focus-uganda
The Utilities 2.0 Twaake project in Uganda is a collaboration between centralized and decentralized energy companies including East Africa Power, EnerGrow, Equatorial Power, Power for All, Umeme, The Rockefeller Foundation among other partners with a goal to bring faster connections, increase productive use of electricity, improve grid reliability and stability, reduce grid losses, promote economic growth in rural communities, and improve business profitability. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/action-plans/backgrounder-twaake-more-just-light
We continued to disseminate and facilitate discussions on the findings and recommendations of the 2022 Powering Jobs census. We launched Powering Jobs census country reports for Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya and took part in the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo held in Kigali, Rwanda. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-updates-october-2022
In this episode of the Power for All podcast, Kristina Skierka, Founder and CEO of Power for All speaks with Aaron Leopold, Chief Executive Officer of EnerGrow, a Uganda based asset financing company that provides its customers with productive energy assets and training to rural and peri-urban businesses. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/interview-aaron-leopold-utilities-20-twaake-project
The ‘Powering Jobs Census 2022: The Energy Access Workforce’ report, which compiles employment data from a comprehensive survey conducted across Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, explores the potential of decentralized renewable energy to help achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8. The report was well received and stirred debate on how best to encourage growth and inclusion in the distributed renewable energy sector. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/state-of-renewable-energy-jobs-in-africa-and-india?e=[UNIQID]
Power for All and its partners are firing on all cylinders, kicking off exciting Utilities 2.0 work in Uganda, pushing a "25x25" market activation concept forward at IOREC and ECOWAS, launching an energy access jobs campaign, and moving the needle in Nigeria. And did you miss PEAK’s webinar? So much to catch up on. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/october-2018-campaign-updates
Power for All kicked off the Power for Health Campaign in Burkina Faso in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Learn about the upcoming launch of the Access Insights Platform (AIP) data visualization platform in Uganda by Catalyst Off-Grid Advisors. Also, we are excited to welcome two new members to our team. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-july-2021
Step into the energy future of Uganda's maize sector with our video, showcasing the impact of decentralized renewable energy (DRE). Understand how DRE is not just enhancing efficiency but also transforming the lives of smallholder farmers, forging a path to a more sustainable and equitable future. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/videos/solar-milling-potential
Power for All and partners kicked off the Decentralized Renewable Energy Data Network (DREDN), further advanced the Utilities 2.0 pilot in Uganda, hosted #PoweringJobs focus groups in 3 countries. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-january-2019