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 *'''Save Money''': An own energy plant will always be cheaper than a grid energy supplier.
 *'''Finance Schemes Available''': A captive plant can be fully financed by the user of the electricity, the developers of the project or a third party financier.
 === Solar Power for Saving Lives in Uganda - case study ===
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 The back-up system, is significant towards ensuring an uninterrupted power supply for the hospital especially in scenarios where a stable electricity supply is required, that is; during operations and powering of life saving devices.
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 The flexible and scalable design basis provides the opportunity to extend the system in future. This can be the installation of more solar panels for increased generation capacity as well as the installation of a battery storage solution for the storage of solar electricity for night-time use and to provide a power back-up.
 == Wind energy ==

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 *'''Save Money''': An own energy plant will always be cheaper than a grid energy supplier.
 *'''Finance Schemes Available''': A captive plant can be fully financed by the user of the electricity, the developers of the project or a third party financier.
 == Wind energy ==

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 Uganda hosts one of the largest refugee settlement camps (Bidi Bidi) in the world. So, the 2018 Smart Communities Coalition Off-Grid Energy Challenge invited businesses to submit their proposal for providing clean off-grid energy in these refugee camps. Four Ugandan companies, namely Solar Today, Power Trust Uganda Limited, Aga Great Work Limited, and Raising Gabdho Foundation, each won a grant worth USD 100,000. Solar today will provide remote-controlled solar systems for business in Rwamwanja refugee camps. They will offer a 10% discount to these businesses and do not require an upfront cost. Power Trust Uganda Limited will set up stand-alone business hubs in Kiryandongo refugee camps. Aga Great Work Limited will set up a solar-powered mini-grid in Bidi Bidi refugee camps to provide electricity and promote productive end use activities in the settlement camps as well as the host communities. Raising Gabdho Foundation will provide clean cooking solutions in Bidi Bidi refugee camps. <ref>https://uganda7.com/info/four-ugandan-companies-win-grants-to-power-refugee-camps/</ref>
-=== Self-Consumption Solar Plant at a Dairy Farm in Uganda ===
+=== Self-consumption solar plant at a dairy farm in Uganda - case study ===
 This case study portrays the [[Solar_Energy_Plant_for_Self-Consumption_in_Uganda|first self-consumption solar plant at a dairy farm in Uganda]], which is a new and innovative solar energy concept in the country, implemented by [https://equatorsolargroup.com/ Equator Solar]. As a result, many manufacturers and industries can now produce their own inexpensive energy with captive power plants.

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	Uganda hosts one of the largest refugee settlement camps (Bidi Bidi) in the world. So, the 2018 Smart Communities Coalition Off-Grid Energy Challenge invited businesses to submit their proposal for providing clean off-grid energy in these refugee camps. Four Ugandan companies, namely Solar Today, Power Trust Uganda Limited, Aga Great Work Limited, and Raising Gabdho Foundation, each won a grant worth USD 100,000. Solar today will provide remote-controlled solar systems for business in Rwamwanja refugee camps. They will offer a 10% discount to these businesses and do not require an upfront cost. Power Trust Uganda Limited will set up stand-alone business hubs in Kiryandongo refugee camps. Aga Great Work Limited will set up a solar-powered mini-grid in Bidi Bidi refugee camps to provide electricity and promote productive end use activities in the settlement camps as well as the host communities. Raising Gabdho Foundation will provide clean cooking solutions in Bidi Bidi refugee camps. <ref>https://uganda7.com/info/four-ugandan-companies-win-grants-to-power-refugee-camps/</ref>		Uganda hosts one of the largest refugee settlement camps (Bidi Bidi) in the world. So, the 2018 Smart Communities Coalition Off-Grid Energy Challenge invited businesses to submit their proposal for providing clean off-grid energy in these refugee camps. Four Ugandan companies, namely Solar Today, Power Trust Uganda Limited, Aga Great Work Limited, and Raising Gabdho Foundation, each won a grant worth USD 100,000. Solar today will provide remote-controlled solar systems for business in Rwamwanja refugee camps. They will offer a 10% discount to these businesses and do not require an upfront cost. Power Trust Uganda Limited will set up stand-alone business hubs in Kiryandongo refugee camps. Aga Great Work Limited will set up a solar-powered mini-grid in Bidi Bidi refugee camps to provide electricity and promote productive end use activities in the settlement camps as well as the host communities. Raising Gabdho Foundation will provide clean cooking solutions in Bidi Bidi refugee camps. <ref>https://uganda7.com/info/four-ugandan-companies-win-grants-to-power-refugee-camps/</ref>
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		+	=== Self-Consumption Solar Plant at a Dairy Farm in Uganda ===
		+	This case study portrays the [[Solar_Energy_Plant_for_Self-Consumption_in_Uganda\|first self-consumption solar plant at a dairy farm in Uganda]], which is a new and innovative solar energy concept in the country, implemented by [https://equatorsolargroup.com/ Equator Solar]. As a result, many manufacturers and industries can now produce their own inexpensive energy with captive power plants.
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		+	The advantages of this concept can be outlined as follows:
		+	*'''Increasingly Popular''': Captive power plants are becoming increasingly popular among industrial complexes who require constant energy to power their operations. Captive power plants can be in schools, hotels, offices & industrial companies.
		+	*'''Produce and Consume Your Own Energy''': Energy production and consumption occur together at the source. Hundred percent of the power generated is utilised by the owner/producer of the plant.
		+	*'''Grid connected''': Although the location where a captive power plant is deployed may be grid-connected, the electricity generated is not sent to the national grid.
		+	*'''Save Money''': An own energy plant will always be cheaper than a grid energy supplier.
		+	*'''Finance Schemes Available''': A captive plant can be fully financed by the user of the electricity, the developers of the project or a third party financier.

	== Wind energy ==		== Wind energy ==

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	* Captive power plants in the dairy industry: implemented by [https://equatorsolargroup.com/ Equator Solar], supported by the German Energy Agency - [http://www.german-energy-solutions.de/en dena, the German Energy Solutions Initiative], and the dena Renewable Energy Soultions Programme (dena RES Programme).		* Captive power plants in the dairy industry: implemented by [https://equatorsolargroup.com/ Equator Solar], supported by the German Energy Agency - [http://www.german-energy-solutions.de/en dena, the German Energy Solutions Initiative], and the dena Renewable Energy Soultions Programme (dena RES Programme).
		+	* Energy efficiency assesments in productive industries, implemented by [https://equatorsolargroup.com/ Equator Solar], in partnership with Renergy Consulting GmbH, supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)

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 Uganda has a large community of international development partners in the energy sector. Better co-ordination and management of international donor support to facilitate improved energy access and better value for money and the reduction of duplication would benefit Uganda significantly. Activities are coordinated through the ''Energy and Mineral Development Partners Group'' (EMDPG) which Germany has the lead in since November 2010. Following institutions and countries are represented in this working group: KfW, GIZ, USAID, DFID, EIB, EU-Commission, France, Ireland, IWF, AdDB, JICA, Norway and World Bank. Furthermore these institutions are supporting the Ugandan energy sector: NORAD, IAEA, USTDA, IDB, UNDP, UNIDO, NDF and SIDA.
-== Project implementing NGOs ==
+== Current Projects ==
 Energy is generally a side topic for most Ugandan NGOs. However, a lot of projects involve renewable energies as they have a sustainable character and there are several NGOs with certain experiences in the field of the introduction of improved stoves, solar systems and solar lamps.
 == Commercial service provider ==

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 *B. Banks and G. Kihuguru (2006), Uganda Photovoltaic Pilot Project for Rural Electrification UGA/97/G32 Ex-Post Evaluation Report, UNDP, Kampala, May 2006
 *Pallabazzer, R.: The Wind resources in Uganda. Renewable Energy, Vol 13, no 1, pp 41-49, 1998
-*[https://sun-connect-news.org/fileadmin/DATEIEN/Dateien/New/2018_UOMA_Market_Map.pdf Mapping the Ugandan off-grid energy market]<br/>
+*[https://shellfoundation.org/app/uploads/2018/10/2018-UOMA-Market-Map.pdf Mapping the Ugandan off-grid energy market]<br/>
-*[[Uganda - Information Sources|Uganda - Information Sources]]
+*[[Uganda_-_Information_Sources|Uganda - Information Sources]]
 *[https://www.get-invest.eu/market-information/uganda/useful-links/ Get.invest's Market Insights Package for Uganda]
 *USAID Power Africa: [https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1860/Uganda_-_November_2018_Country_Fact_Sheet.pdf Uganda Factsheet]
 *[[Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019|Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019]]
-*Case study: "[[:File:Analysis_of_Quality_Infrastructure_Services_Offered_in_Uganda_and_Potential_for_Development.pdf|Analysis of Quality Infrastructure offered in Uganda and Potential for Development]]" with insights into quality assurance for renewable energies in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation; as part of the publication "[[:File:Quality_Infrastructure_for_Climate_Change_Mitigation_and_Adaptation_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa.pdf|Quality Infrastructure for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Potentials, Opportunities and Chances in Sub-Saharan Africa.]]" PTB, 2019
+*Case study: "[[:File:Analysis of Quality Infrastructure Services Offered in Uganda and Potential for Development.pdf|Analysis of Quality Infrastructure offered in Uganda and Potential for Development]]" with insights into quality assurance for renewable energies in the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation; as part of the publication "[[:File:Quality Infrastructure for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa.pdf|Quality Infrastructure for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Potentials, Opportunities and Chances in Sub-Saharan Africa.]]" PTB, 2019
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