Of high-voltage transmission lines and two new substations will be built
Of new generation will be evacuated onto the national grid
In December 2024, we entered a joint development agreement with the Government of Uganda to deliver a transmission line connecting Mbale, Bulambuli and Kween in the eastern part of the country.
Gamani Power is the second independent transmission project in Uganda that we are developing. It will support Uganda in meeting its climate targets, as well as the country’s economic development, industrialisation, and energy access goals.
Gamani Power will improve power supply in a country where less than half the population has electricity access
The project will help increase energy access, support economic development and enable the evacuation of new power generation.
The project will improve power supply to the growing population in Bulambuli, Kween and the wider Mount Elgon region. According to the World Bank, only 47% of Uganda’s population currently has access to electricity.
The new infrastructure will deliver reliable power to key industries in the Mbale region including an industrial park.
A significant amount of power from new soruces will be unlocked for the grid. This includes at least 15 hydropower plants with around 100MW of capacity, the development of which has been halted pending the commissioning of the line, and a planned 150MW solar power project.
“I’m delighted that Gridworks is demonstrating that private sector investment can play an important part in the growth of Africa’s electricity networks. Project development in the transmission sector requires specialised skills and expertise, and we are proud to be working to deliver practical solutions to Africa’s energy challenges.”
“This is a critical infrastructure project that will drive industrialisation and expand electrification in line with Uganda’s Third National Development Plan (NDP III) and forthcoming NDP IV. This project is also a key component of our Energy Policy & Grid Development Plan and will address the current bottlenecks in power evacuation on the eastern part of the Ugandan grid. We are therefore delighted to partner once again with Gridworks to deliver this transformative initiative, which will contribute significantly to Uganda’s socio-economic development.”
Gridworks makes equity investments in transmission, distribution and distributed renewable energy in Africa.
