Jul 21 | 2023
Hon. Dr Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development of the Republic of Uganda will be showcasing Uganda’s energy ambitions at the Green Energy Africa Summit 2023
Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, Minister of Energy & Mineral Development of the Republic of Uganda will be showcasing Uganda’s energy ambitions at the Green Energy Africa Summit 2023, taking place at CTICC 2 in Cape Town from October 10-11.
Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu oversees Uganda’s ambitions energy development program, in a country where only 45% of the population had access to electricity and only 1% had access to clean cooking in 2021, according to the SDG 7 Energy Progress Report.
Thanks to several hydropower plants, Uganda’s electricity mix is already largely dominated by renewable energy sources, with thermal power generating representing less than 10% of the country’s electricity mix. Uganda is also about to commission the 600 MW Karuma Hydropower Plant, which will significantly grow its clean electricity generation capacity this year.
But rapidly growing energy demand means that Uganda must continue to attract investments into the expansion of its power sector, especially hydropower and solar generation plants, and related transmission and distribution infrastructure.
In 2023, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu will bring a strong voice to the Green Energy Africa Summit 2023 as she advocates for additional investments in Uganda and East Africa’s energy sector and a truly inclusive and sustainable development of Africa’s natural resources.
Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu oversees Uganda’s ambitions energy development program, in a country where only 45% of the population had access to electricity and only 1% had access to clean cooking in 2021, according to the SDG 7 Energy Progress Report.
Thanks to several hydropower plants, Uganda’s electricity mix is already largely dominated by renewable energy sources, with thermal power generating representing less than 10% of the country’s electricity mix. Uganda is also about to commission the 600 MW Karuma Hydropower Plant, which will significantly grow its clean electricity generation capacity this year.
But rapidly growing energy demand means that Uganda must continue to attract investments into the expansion of its power sector, especially hydropower and solar generation plants, and related transmission and distribution infrastructure.
In 2023, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu will bring a strong voice to the Green Energy Africa Summit 2023 as she advocates for additional investments in Uganda and East Africa’s energy sector and a truly inclusive and sustainable development of Africa’s natural resources.
