Uganda 's first solar power plant has begun generating electricity for the grid . The 20 MW facility is located in Soroti in northeastern Uganda and represents the country 's growing interest in using solar to expand its electricity generation capacity . The $ 19 m facility was developed by Access Power and Eren Re , with funding from Germany , Norway , the UK and the EU . It contains 32,600 PV panels and will power some 40,000 homes . Uganda generates around 850 MW of electricity , mainly from hydropower dams . $1 = 0.9419 euros Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; editing by Louise Heavens The government expects this to increase this figure to 1,500 MW by 2018 and is seeking foreign investment to develop non - traditional energy sources like solar and geothermal .
Uganda 's first solar power plant has begun generating electricity for the grid . The 20 MW facility is located in Soroti in northeastern Uganda and represents the country 's growing interest in using solar to expand its electricity generation capacity . The $ 19 m facility was developed by Access Power and Eren Re , with funding from Germany , Norway , the UK and the EU . It contains 32,600 PV panels and will power some 40,000 homes . Uganda generates around 850 MW of electricity , mainly from hydropower dams . The government expects this to increase this figure to 1,500 MW by 2018 and is seeking foreign investment to develop non - traditional energy sources like solar and geothermal .