Dubai-based developer Amea Power has started construction of a 24 MW solar project in Uganda.
The Ituka project will be the first solar energy project in the West Nile region of northwestern Uganda, located on a 52 hectare site in the village of Ombachi, approximately 450 km from the capital Kampala.
It is being implemented by Ituka West Nile Uganda Limited, a project company wholly owned by Amea Power.
Commissioning of the plant is expected in the third quarter of 2025. Once commissioned, it will be Amea Power’s first operational asset in Uganda, expected to generate 53,940 MWh of energy annually, powering more than 192,640 households and 26,600 each tons of CO2 emissions. year.
In September 2023, a power purchase agreement was signed with the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company. The project financing, worth $19 million, was secured during COP28 through the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund.
“This project is perfectly aligned with Uganda’s vision for a cleaner and more sustainable energy future, and we are confident it will deliver substantial economic and environmental benefits to the country,” said Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of Amea Power.
Earlier this year, Amea Power announced it had broken ground on a 120 MW solar power plant in Tunisia. It has also secured financing for 120 MW in South Africa.
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