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INTERSESSIONAL PANEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (CSTD) Geneva, Switzerland 6-8 November 2017 Contribution of Uganda to the CSTD 2017-18 priority theme on ‘The role of science, technology and innovation to increase substantially the share of renewable energy by 2030’ DISCLAIMER: The views presented here are the contributors' and do not necessarily reflect the views and position of the United Nations or the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 1. What are the national policies (renewable energy Strategies, regulations, standards, fiscal measures, financial incentives, etc.) in place that encourage renewable energy projects or aim at increasing the share of renewable energy in Uganda’s energy mix? The Energy Policy for Uganda 2002 The Renewable Energy Policy for Uganda 2007, which is currently under review; The Biomass Energy Strategy by MEMD of 2014; The RE Investment guide of 2012 by MEMD, GIZ Scaling up Renewable Energy Program Uganda 2015 The SE4ALL action Agenda for Uganda 2015 by MEMD Energy week (awareness program) by MEMD for all players Rural electrification strategy and plan 2013 to 2022; REA can fund CAPEX up to 70% for mini-grids Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) procedures on acquisition of permits and licences National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) procedures on EIAs and permits DWRM procedures on hydro projects Uganda Electricity Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) and the banks receiving guarantees from them on enhancing access to finance Subsidies and tax waivers eg on solar by URA, MEMD UBOS household surveys and renewable energy resource mapping Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) standards and affiliated certified renewable energy labs like CREEC. The recently launched (June 2016) Centre of Excellence for the East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency that is hosted in Uganda due its RE profile through what CREEC and other organisations have so far achieved. It is located at CEDAT and it is coordinating regional efforts initially funded by UNIDO, the Austrian government and other funders will join. 2. Who are the main actors in the renewable energy sector and what are the linkages between them? Please provide any documentation, references, web addresses or reports on the cited policy measures See attached list for some actors and other documents attached. 3. Can you share success stories of renewable energy projects in your country or region? How do you ensure the sustainability of the project, and scale or replicate it? In your answer please include information on the following: location, time period of implementation/starting date, main actors, beneficiaries, funding, technology and innovation used, issues addressed, stage of implementation, sustainability, etc. Do you have any documentation, references, web addresses or reports on the specific examples cited? If yes, please share it with us There has been demonstration of the potential of small-scale renewables and energy efficiency in increasing energy access. But the government has other success stories for bigger RE Projects for grid connection like the solar generation from Tororo and Soroti and Biomass from the sugar factories. The project below is a pico hydro power plant of upto 5 KW. Location, Rwenzori Mountaineering Services (RMS) , Kasese district Time period of implementation/starting date, 2 years/2011 Main actors: PSFU, CREEC, RMS, vocational institutes, ERT funding from WB Beneficiaries, RMS tourism facility and neighbours Funding, ERT phase II and co-financing by RMS Technology and innovation used, pico hydro turbine manufactured in the region at the University of Dar es salaam, mechanical lab, Tanzania Issues addressed, renewable energy for productive use to replace the expensive diesel genset previously used. Increasing access to electricity for the tourists to power their gadgets. Stage of implementation, completed Sustainability. Increased number of tourists per month, the pico hydro plant is also a tourist attraction in itself. RMS contributed up to 40% co-financing so there is ownership. Savings from the replacement of diesel with an RE source and diversification of services through charging services. Training was done for diploma level engineers from vocational institutions to operate and maintain the systems. They are a resource for such systems. Through this initial demonstration, the WB through PSFU has tendered out 6 other small hydro plants to be installed with sustainability models on ownership, management and service delivery. The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development T H E E N E R G Y P O LI C Y F O R U G A N D A THE POLICY GOAL IS TO MEET THE ENERGY NEEDS OF UGANDA’S POPULATION FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE MANNER September 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD…………………………………………………………………………..3 PART 1: BACKGROUND……………………………………………………..…….7 1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................7 1.1.1 The Need for an Energy Policy ..................................................7 1.1.2 Energy Policy Context ...............................................................9 1.2 THE ENERGY SECTOR IN UGANDA............................................ 12 1.2.1 General .................................................................................. 12 1.2.2 Power Sub-sector.................................................................... 13 1.2.3 Petroleum Sub-sector.............................................................. 15 1.2.4 New and Renewable Sources of Energy Sub-sector.................. 19 1.2.5 Atomic Energy Sub-sector ....................................................... 22 1.3 ENERGY CONSERVATION.......................................................... 23 1.3.1 General .................................................................................. 23 1.3.2 Transport................................................................................ 24 1.3.3 Industry and Commercial Buildings .......................................... 24 1.3.4 Households and Institutions ..................................................... 25 1.3.5 Agriculture. ............................................................................. 25 PART 2: KEY ISSUES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR …………….……….27 2.1 BROAD SECTOR ISSUES............................................................ 27 2.2 SUB-SECTOR ISSUES................................................................. 28 2.2.1 Power Sub-Sector................................................................... 28 2.2.2 Petroleum Sub-sector.............................................................. 29 2.2.3 New and Renewable Sources of Energy................................... 30 2.2.4 Atomic Energy ........................................................................ 31 2.3 ENERGY CONSERVATION ISSUES............................................. 31 2.3.1 General .................................................................................. 31 2.3.2 Industry .................................................................................. 32 2.3.3 Transport................................................................................ 32 2.3.4 Agriculture.............................................................................. 33 2.3.5 Households and institutions ..................................................... 33 PART 3: MAIN POLICY GOALS AND BROAD OBJECTIVES ……….…35 3.1 THE MAIN POLICY GOAL ............................................................ 35 3.2 BROAD OBJECTIVES .................................................................. 35 3.3 REGULATION PRINCIPLES FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR .. 39 PART 4: DEMAND AND SUPPLY SIDE OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES.43 4.1 DEMAND SIDE ............................................................................ 43 4.1.1 Households and Institutions ..................................................... 43 4.1.2 Industry and Commerce .......................................................... 44 4.1.3 Transport................................................................................ 45 4.1.4 Agriculture.............................................................................. 46 4.2 SUPPLY SIDE.............................................................................. 47 4.2.1 Power Sub-sector.................................................................... 47 4.2.2 Petroleum Sub-sector.............................................................. 49 4.2.3 Biomass and Other Renewable Energy Sub-sector ................... 51 4.2.4 Atomic Energy and Ionizing radiation........................................ 52 PART 5: SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM POLICY PRIORITY POLICY ACTIONS. 54 PART 6: Conclusion: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE…………………………55 1 ANNEXES Annex 1: Short and Medium Term Priority Policy Actions .. .. .57 Annex 2: List of Acronyms . ...62 2 FOREWORD The 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda provides the mandate to establish an appropriate energy policy when it states: “The State shall promote and implement energy policies that will ensure that people’s basic needs and those of environmental preservation are met”. This constitutional requirement makes it incumbent upon Government to formulate an energy policy that will not only sustain the impressive economic growth of the last decade or so but also ensure widespread access to affordable modern energy services for improving the living standards