EnergyPolicyReviewUganda2023TheIEAexaminesthefullspectrumofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits31membercountries,13associationcountriesandbeyond.Thispublicationandanymapincludedhereinarewithoutprejudicetothestatusoforsovereigntyoveranyterritory,tothedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundariesandtothenameofanyterritory,cityorarea.Source:IEA.InternationalEnergyAgencyWebsite:www.iea.orgIEAmembercountries:AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaCzechRepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLithuaniaLuxembourgMexicoNetherlandsNewZealandNorwayPolandPortugalSlovakRepublicSpainSwedenSwitzerlandRepublicofTürkiyeUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesTheEuropeanCommissionalsoparticipatesintheworkoftheIEAIEAassociationcountries:ArgentinaBrazilChinaEgyptIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingaporeSouthAfricaThailandUkraineINTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCY3FOREWORDForewordAstheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)hasopeneditsdoorstoemerginganddevelopingeconomies,in-depthreviewshavecometoplayanincreasinglyprominentroleinourbilateralpartnerships.WeareverypleasedthisworknowextendstoUganda,thefirstcountryinsub-SaharanAfricatoparticipateinacomprehensiveassessmentofitsenergysystemandpolicies.TheIEAhasbeenactivelyinvolvedinaddressingAfricanenergyissuesformorethantwodecades.Webeganwithpioneeringworkonenergyaccessdatain1999inourflagshipWorldEnergyOutlook,butoureffortshaveexpandedsignificantlysincethen,withafocusonthekeytoolsneededtoenhanceenergyaccess,economicdevelopment,affordability,sustainabilityandenergysecurity.Wehopethisreviewprovidesastrongexampleforfurthercollaborationintheregion.IcongratulateUgandafortheprogressithasmadeoverthepasttwodecadesinprovidingaccesstoelectricityandexpandinggenerationcapacity.Itisalsoimpressivethatthecountry’selectricitysectorisnowalmostfullybasedonrenewablesources.TheIEAlooksforwardtocontinuingtopartnerwithUgandaasitbuildsonprogressinreformingitselectricitysectorandworkstowardsachievinguniversalenergyaccess.MuchofthisworkwillbefacilitatedbythenewlylaunchedEnergyPolicyforUganda,amajorcontributiontothecountry’sambitiousenergyagenda.Notably,Ugandaalreadyhasinplacemuchofthetechnicalexpertise,governmentinstitutionsandpolicyframeworkstoreachitsenergygoals.Itisalsoaleaderintheregiononhigh-qualityenergystatistics,whicharecrucialforevidence-basedpolicymaking.WecommendUgandaforitseffortsthathaveledtoimprovedcoverage,qualityandtimelinessofenergybalancesanddata,andencouragefurtherambition.Foryears,theIEAandthegovernmentofUgandahavecollaboratedclosely,sharingenergydataandknowledge.UgandanleadershaveparticipatedinmanyimportantIEAevents.Thisyear,aspartofitseffortstomeetthegoalsoftheParisAgreement,Uganda’sMinistryofEnergyandMineralDevelopmentalsodecidedtodrawontheIEA’sexpertisetosupportthedevelopmentofthecountry’sEnergyTransitionPlan.Sofar,thefocushasbeenonfurtherstrengtheningUganda’smodelling,energydataandstatisticscapacities.Thisin-depthreview–whichtakesstockofthelatestenergytrends,assessesUganda’senergypoliciesandprovidespolicyrecommendations–willhelpinformthenextsteps.TheaimofthisreportistosupportUgandaasitworkstochartitspathf...