How much solar energy does Uganda have?

Given Uganda's total surface area of 236 040 km 2, and, on average, over 5 kWh/m 2/day global solar radiation on horizontal surface, Uganda has more than 400 000 TWh of solar energy potential, each year falling on its surface area.

Is Uganda a good place to invest in solar power?

Despite solar capacity of just 7% in the country, Uganda’s eight hours of sunshine per day represents huge potential for solar power’s development. Attracting investment is key. As part of efforts to scale up solar PV investment, the government of Uganda introduced model contracts in their investment guides.

How can Uganda scale up solar PV investment?

As part of efforts to scale up solar PV investment, the government of Uganda introduced model contracts in their investment guides. Additionally, IRENA, the Terrawatt Initiative, and leading international law firms also supported Uganda by drafting simplified and standardised templates for solar PV documents that are publicly available.

How much power does Uganda have?

Historically, the generation capacity of Uganda's electricity sub-sector grew from 609.4 MW in 2011 to 1268.8 MW as of 2020 ( Fig. 1), and it is dominated by hydropower, which accounted for 79.65% by 2020.

What are the components of access solar power?

Being a grid-connected system, the access solar power comprises of the following major components: solar PV array, inverters, and transformers. The solar PV array comprises of 32680 CS6X–310P modules, with overall installed capacity of 10 MW. Table 4 shows selected specifications of the module CS6X–310P.