AMEA Power Starts Operations at 24-MW Uganda Solar Plant

Dubai-based renewable energy company AMEA Power has begun commercial operations at its 24-megawatt-peak Ituka solar project in Uganda's West Nile region, marking the company's first operational asset in the country.

The plant, located in Uleppi, Madi Okollo District, started delivering power to the national grid following the recent energisation of its substation, with electricity sold to offtaker Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL).

The milestone comes about two years after a groundbreaking ceremony was held in August 2024.

First solar plant in the West Nile region

AMEA Power said the Ituka project is the first solar photovoltaic plant built in Uganda's West Nile region. The company expects the plant to generate 53,940 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, output it says will support grid reliability and back the region's broader industrialisation ambitions.

The $27 million project was financed through a mix of debt and equity from AMEA Power and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a fund that provides long-term debt financing for infrastructure projects across the continent.

How much the additional generation capacity eases power reliability in Uganda's West Nile region over the coming months will offer an early signal of the project's impact on local industrial development.