Table 3. Mini grid descriptions.
Mini grid/
Size & RE
Electrical
Capital
Tariff
Location
Year
Project
Technology
Storage
Cost (*10
6 $)
$/kWh
Connections
Developer
(District)
Launched
Kalangala
600kW Solar PV,
240 Batteries
16
0.19
3100 HH
Kalangala Infrastructure
Bugala Island –
2015
1000 kW Genset
24 Comm.
Services Ltd.
Kalangala
Kayanja
5 kW Solar PV
Battery
n/r
n/r
120
Remergy Energy
Kasese
2015
Kitobo
228.8 kW Solar PV &
520kWh
1.4
0.2675
600
Absolute Energy
Kalangala
2016
80kVA Genset
battery
Africa Ltd.
Kyamugarura &
13.5 kW Solar PV
24, 800Ah
0.0675
0.28
> 500
E4D & REA
Kyenjojo
2015
batteries
Kanyegaramire
100
Kabunyata
22.5 kW Solar PV
Battery
0.540
0.217 &
120 &
Kirchner Solar
Luweero
2013
0.498*
10SMEs
Kiboga
1 kW Solar
Battery
n/r
n/r
11 &
CREEC
Kiboga
2011
5 SMEs
Nyagak 1
Hydro -3.5MW &
Local Grid
3.782
0.18
14000 HH,
Electro-Maxx
Zombo,
2012
Genset - 8MW
29 HC &
West Nile
44 Sch.
Kisiizi
Hydro -300kW &
Local Grid
0.9
0.16
> 372
Kisiizi Power Co.
Rukungiri
2009
genset - 80kVA
Tiribogo
32kW e Biomass
n/r
n/r
0.28
170
Pamoja Energy
Muduuma
2012
Limited
Subcounty- Mpigi
Ssekanyonyi
32kW e
Local grid
n/r
n/r
75
Pamoja Energy
Mityana
Biomass & Solar
Limited
Bwindi
64kW Hydro
Local grid
n/r
n/r
62
Bwindi Community
Kanungu District
2014
Micro HPP
Hospital
Suam
40kW Hydro
Local grid
n/r
0.11-0.12
n/r
GIZ
Bukwo
2013
RMS Pico
5kW Hydro
n/r
n/r
n/r
16
CREEC
Kasese
2013
HPP
Source: (ERA, 2018, 2019; Kurz, 2014; Nygaard et al., 2018).
* - households and SMEs respectively, HH – household, Sch. – Schools, Comm. – Commercial, n/r – not reported, CREEC – Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation, HPP –
Hydro Power Plant.
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