This article lists all power stations in Uganda. As of September 2024, Uganda's installed national generation capacity was 2,048.1 MW of electricity. [1]
Hydroelectric power station | Community | Coordinates | River | Type | Name of reservoir | Capacity (megawatts) | Completion expected |
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Karuma Power Station [35] | Karuma, Kiryandongo District | 2°14′35″N32°14′42″E / 2.2430°N 32.2450°E | River Nile | Run of river | N/A | 600 [36] | 2024 [36] |
Nyagak III Power Station | Paidha, Zombo District | 2°27′00″N30°58′48″E / 2.4500°N 30.9800°E | River NyagakIII | Run of river | N/A | 6.6 [37] | 2025 |
Thermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Completion expected | Owner | Notes |
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Nzizi Thermal Power Station | Nzizi Hoima District | 1°30′00″N30°55′48″E / 1.5000°N 30.9300°E | Natural gas, heavy fuel oil | 100 [62] [63] | 2023 | Tullow Oil Plc. & Jacobsen Elektro | |
Osukuru Thermal Power Station | Osukuru Tororo District | 0°37′56″N34°09′30″E / 0.632209°N 34.158321°E | Peat, heavy fuel oil | 12 [64] | 2020 | Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group [65] | |
Hybrid power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel types | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Bukuzindu Hybrid Solar and Thermal Power Station | Bukuzindu Kalangala District | 0°18′25″S32°09′09″E / 0.306944°S 32.152500°E | Solar power & diesel fuel | 1.6 [66] | 2014 | KIS & Uganda Development Corporation | |
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Soroti Solar Power Station [67] | Soroti District | 1°42′01″N33°39′33″E / 1.700278°N 33.659167°E | Solar | 10 [68] | 2016 [69] | Total Eren [70] | |
Tororo Solar Power Station | Tororo District | 0°38′20″N34°07′09″E / 0.638889°N 34.119167°E | Solar | 10 [71] | 2017 [71] [72] | Simba Telecoms Limited, Building Energy SpA | |
Kabulasoke Solar Power Station [73] | Kabulasoke, Gomba District | 0°09′45″N31°47′41″E / 0.162500°N 31.794722°E | Solar | 20 [73] | 2019 [74] | Xsabo Power Limited | |
Mayuge Solar Power Station [75] | Bufulubi, Mayuge District | 0°29′42″N33°24′27″E / 0.495000°N 33.407500°E | Solar | 10 [75] | 2019 [75] | Tryba Energy | |
Busitema Solar Power Station | Busitema, Busia District | 0°32′50″N34°01′25″E / 0.547222°N 34.023611°E | Solar | 4 [76] | 2022 | Government of Uganda | |
Solar power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Namugoga Solar Power Station | Wakiso District | 0°10′22″N32°34′05″E / 0.172778°N 32.568056°E | Solar | 50 [77] | Solar Energy for Africa, Naanovo Energy Inc. | ||
Nkonge Solar Power Station | Mubende District | 0°37′14″N31°49′43″E / 0.620556°N 31.828611°E | Solar | 50 [78] | The Xsabo Group | License issued 28 September 2020 | |
Ituka Solar Power Station | Arua District | 3°03′38″N30°56′31″E / 3.060556°N 30.941944°E | Solar | 20 [79] [80] | AMEA Power | ||
Geothermal power station | Community | Coordinates | Fuel type | Capacity (megawatts) | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
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Buranga Geothermal Power Station [81] | Bundibugyo District | 0°49′59″N30°10′01″E / 0.833062°N 30.166947°E | GT energy | 100 [82] | 2020 (expected) | GIDS [83] | |
Katwe Geothermal Power Station [84] | Lake Katwe Kasese District | 0°08′42″S29°53′24″E / 0.1450°S 29.8900°E | GT energy | 150 [85] | To be determined | AAE Systems Inc. & Katwe Geothermal Limited | |