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Power plants in Uganda

A directory of 11 power plants in Uganda with a combined installed capacity of 772 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

11power plants
772MW total capacity
4fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Uganda)

Hydro: 6 plants6HydroSolar: 3 plants3SolarBiomass: 1 plants1BiomassOil: 1 plants1Oil

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Uganda electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

59gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
97.1%low-carbon electricity
97.1%renewables
2.9%fossil fuels
Hydro: 86 % of electricity86HydroBioenergy: 8 % of electricity8BioenergyOil: 3 % of electricity3OilSolar: 3 % of electricity3Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Uganda

#PlantFuelMW
1Bujagali FallsHydro250
2KiiraHydro205
3NarubaleHydro180
4Lugogo SubstationOil50
5KabulasokeSolar24
6Kakira Sugar WorksBiomass12
7BugoyeHydro11
8Mubuku-3Hydro10
9Ishasha RiverHydro10
10SorotiSolar10
11TororoSolar10

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Hydro (6)Solar (3)