Uganda Solar Energy Association

Strengthening Uganda’s solar industry.

The USEA member directory. Find the solar companies, ecosystem partners and financiers driving business growth, self-regulation and universal energy access across Uganda.

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15Member companies387Green jobs28.3KCustomers reached44.9MW installed14Verified members120Certified technicians

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Verified USEA members

387

Green jobs created

28.3K

Customers served

44.9MW

Solar capacity live

Sector outlook

Uganda’s solar sector at a glance.

Certified technicians

120

With mandatory licence

67%

With quality certification

33%

Refugee households reached

Top 3 funding needs

What USEA members are asking for.

Long-term debt

3 companies· typical ticket 200k-500k

Working capital loan

3 companies· typical ticket 50k-200k

Grant

2 companies· typical ticket 500k-1m

Total capacity installed

Where the megawatts are landing.

Productive use (PUE)

17.4MW

Commercial & industrial

11.3MW

Off-grid solar (Pico + SHS)

Metrics aggregate across USEA active members, refreshed live from the members database. Full detail (jobs breakdown by district, expiring licences, capacity by tier) is available to signed-in members and partners.

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Percentage of USEA members holding mandatory operating licences and quality certifications by segment. Click any figure to see the full list.

Our vision

A vibrant institution that promotes the provision of solar energy solutions that match national, regional and international standards.

Founded in 2016 by private-sector solar companies with support from the Ministry of Energy and the Rural Electrification Agency, USEA strengthens the industry, facilitates business growth and promotes self-regulation.

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By thematic area

Segments powering Uganda.

From pico solar to utility scale. The six technology segments defined in the USEA Database Blueprint.

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Sub-3W to 10W

Pico Solar

Portable solar products primarily intended for basic household lighting and communication.

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11W to 50W+

Solar Home Systems (SHS)

Standalone solar systems designed primarily to meet household or small office electricity needs without continuous productive loads.

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50W – 100kW

Productive Use Solar

Solar technologies primarily intended to generate income or improve productivity. Sub-tiers: low (>500W), medium (500W–5kW), large (>5kW).

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>3kW

Commercial & Industrial (C&I)

Behind-the-meter solar systems installed for commercial, institutional or industrial electricity consumption.

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3kW – 100kW+

Mini Grids

Solar-powered electricity distribution systems serving multiple consumers through a local distribution network.

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>1MW

Utility Scale Solar

Grid-connected solar power plants selling electricity into the national grid.

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Meet the sector

Verified. Doing the work.

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Verified

Equatorial Power

Kampala, Uganda (HQ); also Rwanda, DRC

Verified

Solar Nation UG

Ntinda, Kampala Uganda

Verified

Tulima Solar

Kampala, Uganda (with 5 regional offices)

Explore emerging technologies

The next wave of solar innovation, from Uganda.

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Solar-powered air system with magma rock heat amplification

Uses reusable volcanic rocks (magma rocks) covering 70% of burner surface; solar-powered air system for controlled combustion

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Solar-Powered IoT Devices

Remote performance tracking and predictive maintenance for commercial systems

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IoT devices powering solar

Remote inverter telemetry that flags a failing string before the customer notices a shortfall.

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Import susbtitution (Import substitution: local manufacturing)

Producing thicker-gauge hose pipes (compared to standard HDPE) that are longer-lasting and generate less waste

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Solar-powered cold storage

Pre-cooling rooms sized for a single cooperative's daily harvest, financed on the cooperative's own collection cycle rather than a monthly instalment.

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Solar Mini-Grids with Productive Use Integration, Smart enery storage systems

Largest deployment of Outback flex power systems globally (36 health facilities)

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Innovators to watch

Members leading the next wave.

USEA members deploying new battery chemistries, e-mobility, IoT-enabled systems and emerging productive-use technologies in Uganda’s solar sector.

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Mascorp

Deploying Solar-powered air system with magma rock heat amplification — 500 Units.

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Ark Engineering

Deploying Solar-Powered IoT Devices.

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Nile Valley Energy

Deploying IoT devices powering solar — 40 sites.

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Avant Garde Distributors

Deploying Import susbtitution (Import substitution: local manufacturing) — 50 units.

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Kigezi Solar Works

Deploying Solar-powered cold storage — 14 sites.

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All in Trade

Deploying Solar Mini-Grids with Productive Use Integration, Smart enery storage systems — 9 units.

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Developed with support from

Power for Food PartnershipVisit the partnership

The USEA member database is developed with support from SNV and the IKEA Foundation through the Power for Food Partnership.

SNVCo-lead, Power for Food Partnership IKEA FoundationFunder, Power for Food Partnership

In Uganda, the partnership works with

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD)Government Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)Government

ACSA UgandaImplementing partner

NOGAMUImplementing partner PELUM UgandaImplementing partner

Special thanks to the organisations that contributed pivotal ideas on the data fields most useful to the sector: CLASP, Mercy Corps, GOGLA, NREP, CREEC, OCA, BGFA and the solar team at MEMD.

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