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Sector insights

A live picture of Uganda’s solar sector.

These aggregates refresh straight from the USEA member database. Verified members are the ones USEA has certified as active, licensed, and compliant. Deeper metrics (per-district jobs, licence expiries, project pipelines) are available to signed-in members and partners.Browse the directory Snapshot as of September 11, 2026

How this page works

  1. Read the sector outlook first

    Verified members, registered technicians, green jobs and installed capacity, straight from the member database.

  2. Then revenue, gender and compliance

    Revenue averages count only members who chose to publish their turnover, so each figure carries its own sample size. Gender shows how women are served and employed. Compliance shows what share of each segment holds a mandatory licence.

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Sector outlook

Uganda’s solar sector at a glance.

Verified members
11
Green jobs created
327
Female green jobs
68
Certified technicians
94
With mandatory licence
44%
7 of 16 reporting
With quality certification
13%
2 of 16 reporting
Members with targeted products for women
0
answered yes and named a product
Refugee households reached
0
Top 3 funding needs

What USEA members are asking for.

#1
Long-term debt
3 companies· typical ticket 200k-500k
#2
Working capital loan
3 companies· typical ticket 50k-200k
#3
Grant
2 companies· typical ticket 500k-1m
Total capacity installed

Where the megawatts are landing.

Productive use (PUE)
17.4MW
Commercial & industrial
11.3MW
Off-grid solar (Pico + SHS)
11.2MW
Mini-grid network
5.0MW
Utility scale
0kW

Metrics aggregate across USEA active members, refreshed live from the members database. Full detail (jobs breakdown by district, expiring licences, capacity by tier) is available to signed-in members and partners.

Women & solar

Who the sector is actually serving.

Gender-disaggregated figures reported by USEA members who consented to publish them. Women hold 28% of reported solar jobs in Uganda.

  • Women reached as customers
    2,121
  • Jobs held by women
    48
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Trust, verified.

Percentage of USEA members holding mandatory operating licences and quality certifications by segment. Click any figure to see the full list.