Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakasongola nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 7,200 |
| 2 | Kiruhura nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 4,800 |
| 3 | Lamwo nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 4,000 |
| 4 | Buyende nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 2,000 |
| 5 | Bujagali Falls | Hydro | 250 |
| 6 | Kiira | Hydro | 200 |
| 7 | Narubale | Hydro | 180 |
| 8 | Lugogo Substation | Oil | 50 |
| 9 | Mutundwe power station | Oil | 50 |
| 10 | Kabulasoke | Solar | 24 |
| 11 | Kakira Sugar Works | Biomass | 12 |
| 12 | Bugoye | Hydro | 11 |
| 13 | Mubuku-3 | Hydro | 10 |
| 14 | Ishasha River | Hydro | 10 |
| 15 | Soroti | Solar | 10 |
| 16 | Tororo | Solar | 10 |
There are 16 power plants in Uganda in this open dataset, with about 18,818 MW of total capacity.
Nakasongola nuclear power plant is the largest at about 7,200 MW (nuclear).
The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (6 plants), across 5 fuel types in total.
Uganda's grid carbon intensity is about 59 gCO₂/kWh, with 97.1% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).
Power plants in Uganda