- Uganda is negotiating with a Sri Lankan firm to exploit 40 megawatts of wind electricity.
- Mr Binyina said the initiative is being explored by Sri Lankan firm Senok Wind Uganda, a Senok Wind Power Pvt subsidiary.
The Africa Centre for Energy and Mineral Policy has said Uganda is negotiating with a Sri Lankan firm, which could result in the exploitation of at least 40 megawatts of wind electricity. Mr Don Bwesigye Binyina, the Africa Centre for Energy and Mineral Policy executive director, said it could be one way Uganda would green its electricity grid by 2030.
Speaking during the fifth annual Great Lakes Mining and Energy Transition Mkutano in Kampala early this week, Mr Binyina said Uganda was in the process of phasing out fossil fuels, which could be enhanced by a potential extraction of more than 40 megawatts of electricity from wind energy. This would be the first wind energy project in the country.
He said the initiative is being explored by Sri Lankan firm Senok Wind Uganda, a subsidiary of Senok Wind Power Pvt, which has already installed data-gathering windmills in Karamoja-Rupa.
Uganda is seeking to run a clean national electricity grid by 2030 entirely. It is betting on increased generation from renewable sources such as wind, solar and water to phase out fossil electricity.
Mr Binyina said the Great Lakes Region hosts some of the world’s largest deposits and reserves of green energy minerals crucial for technological advancements.