Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems

The "Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems" project in Uganda, funded by Team Europe and ENGIE Energy Access, aims to electrify 1,248,000 people. As of November 2024, 203,387 households have been connected, with 67,450 systems sold to women-led houses, impacting over 900,000 people and avoiding 40,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The project utilizes a Result-Based Financing agreement via the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa to reduce customer costs and employs a network of service centres for sales, support, and the recycling of end-of-life components in Kampala.

• The project targets the electrification of approximately 1,248,000 people by connecting 249,600 households and businesses to clean energy. By November 2024, 203,387 households were connected, including 67,450 solar-home systems (SHS) sold to women-led houses, which impacted more than 900,000 people.
• The initiative has resulted in the installation of 2.03 MW of green energy infrastructure and has avoided a cumulative total of 40,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
• To support rural and peri-urban users, ENGIE opened three service centres in Yumbe, Buyende, and Amuria, with two more planned for Oyam and Kaberamaido. These hubs facilitate sales, customer support, and the collection of end-of-life solar panels and batteries, which are sent to Kampala for repair, repurposing, and recycling.
• The project is financed with a budget of EUR 7,862,400, split equally between ENGIE Energy Access and the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA). The BGFA, managed by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation and funded by Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, uses a Result-Based Financing agreement to lower the price of solar home systems for customers.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (n.d.). Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARE_DREImpactStories_10EngieUganda_A4_250328.pdf

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems. n.d. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARE_DREImpactStories_10EngieUganda_A4_250328.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrificationndscaling, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, url = {https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ARE_DREImpactStories_10EngieUganda_A4_250328.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }