2010-2014

2010-2014

SEED - Small Solutions Energy Enterprise Development

[caption id=“attachment_434” align=“alignright” width=“150”] Potential entrepreneurs checking out the Sun King solar lamp[/caption] Access to electricity in Uganda is limited for most of the population. The Ugandan census of 2002 reported that 7.7% of households used electricity for lighting (37% of urban households and 2.6% of rural households) this was up from 5.6% in 1991. In contrast, 74.8% of households (33.3% of urban and 88.2% of rural) were using “tadooba”, a form of paraffin candle, for lighting

2010-2014

Solar Energy Projects

JEEP provides solar consultancy services to clients in Luwero, Arua, Tororo Solar Project - Nyakol & GwaragwaraVillage [caption id=“attachment_382” align=“alignright” width=“225” caption=“Local people selling their produce at night with the aid of a central light. They do not have to use kerosene lamps any more and work for longer hours”] [/caption] Nyakol and Gwaragwara are found in Eastern Uganda near the Kenya Uganda border. Despite the fact that electricity is exported to Kenya, these communities have not got a chance to access it.

2010-2014

Stove building powered by Seniors w/o Borders

Uganda’s energy sector is dominated by three sources – biomass, oil and electricity representing about 93%, 6% and 1% of the national energy balance respectively ( Ministry of Energy and Development, 2005). Biomass particularly wood fuel remains the main source of energy inUganda. It accounts for respectively 85% and 3% of rural and urban energy sources. At industrial and commercial levels, biomass accounts for 6% and 4% respectively. The over reliance on biomass energy has contributed to rapid depletion of trees and hence environmenta l degradation.