AMEA breaks ground on 24-MWp solar project in Uganda

Dubai-based renewables developer and operator AMEA Power has launched construction works on a 24-MWp solar project in Uganda which is touted as the first and largest utility-scale grid-connected solar facility in the West Nile Region.

Spanning 52 hectares, the USD-19-million (EUR 17.5m) project is located in the village of Ombachi in the Madi Okollo District in the West Nile Sub-Region. It is being implemented by a local unit of AMEA -- Ituka West Nile Uganda Limited.

The facility is expected to go live in the third quarter of 2025 when it will become AMEA Power’s first operational asset in the country. It will have an annual output of 53,940 MWh of clean energy, enough to power more than 192,640 local homes.

The scheme includes a 1X24 MVA 33/132 kV transformer substation/switchyard. It will be connected to the newly built Lira-Gulu-Nebbi-Arua 132 kV transmission line which is operated by the solar farm’s offtaker -- UETCL.

The project financing was secured from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF). It is supported by African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) through its Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), the press statement said.

The start of construction works was marked at a ceremony on Friday which was attended by company representatives and local officials, including the country’s minister of energy and mineral development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu.

(USD 1 = EUR 0.923)

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