Over the last 5 years, Uganda’s installed capacity has grown by 54% from 1,361.6 MW in 2021 to 2,098.2 MW by the end of 2025. Important to note is that the installed capacity has maintained an upward trend over the years and this is mainly on account of the commissioning of additional renewable energy projects especially hydro, emergence of new and upgrade of some existing bagasse plants, solar plants among others technologies. Download Detailed Statistics Here
Out of the total installed capacity reported by December 2025, renewable energy projects accounted for 95.2% with hydro electricity contributing the largest share, 82.1% followed by bagasse at 9% while solar contributed 4.2% of the installed capacity.
