Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems

This case study describes the "Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems" project in Uganda, a Team Europe funded initiative by ENGIE Energy Access. The project provides affordable solar home systems (SHS) to off-grid communities, focusing on women-led households and rural service infrastructure.

• The project aims to provide clean and reliable electricity to over 1,248,000 people by connecting 249,600 households and businesses. As of November 2024, 203,387 households have been connected, with 67,450 solar-home systems (SHS) sold specifically to women-led houses, impacting more than 900,000 people.
• The initiative has achieved a climate impact of avoiding 40,000 cumulative tonnes of CO² emissions and has installed 2.03 MW of green energy infrastructure.
• ENGIE Energy Access has established three service centres in Yumbe, Buyende, and Amuria, with two more planned for Oyam and Kaberamaido. These centres serve as hubs for sales and support, employing locally hired and trained technicians and agents.
• The project implements end-of-life management for solar panels and batteries. Components are collected by solar agents and sent to Kampala for repair, repurposing, and recycling.
• The project's budget is EUR 7,862,400, with equal financing contributions from ENGIE Energy Access and the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA). The BGFA is managed by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation and funded by Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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} }