National Renewable Energy Platform
The National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) is a national initiative established by stakeholders in the Renewable Energy sector and hosted at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD). It aims to bring together and support coordination among all actors in the Renewable Energy sector, including the government, private sector, and development partners, through a unified platform.
The National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP), established in 2021 under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), serves as a unified platform to address fragmented efforts in Uganda’s renewable energy sector. It fosters collaboration among government, private sector, development partners, and civil society to harmonize policies, drive innovation, and expand clean energy access. Since its launch during the 17th Energy and Minerals Week, NREP has achieved milestones such as hosting annual the Renewable Energy Conferences, influencing policy development like the Biofuels Act (2020), and facilitating partnerships to advance Uganda’s transition to sustainable energy and achieve universal energy access by 2040.
The national renewable energy platform seeks to be the lead platform for sustainably developing and utilizing renewable energy resources, services and products in Uganda.
To boost national collective action, harmonization, and subsidiarity for sustainable and competitive development of Uganda’s renewable energy sector. Key to NREP’s vision and mission is the recognition of critical value-addition to national collaboration among actors to meet the energy needs of the Ugandan population, by providing adequate and reliable energy supply for socio-economic growth and sustainable development.
NREP will bring together stakeholders and strategic partners oriented in renewable energy to generate, share and promote knowledge dissemination, enhance innovations in renewable energy so as to solve common challenges and harness opportunities in the energy landscape.
The platform will ensure national representation and harmonization of the renewable energy sector through coordination of various stakeholders and players, while ensuring central governance, enabling the alignment for strategic actions that solve institutional, technical and regulatory challenges experienced in the sector. Specifically, the national renewable energy platform will:
Optimize coordination of players/stakeholders and increase access to wider partnership opportunities in the development and delivery of collective actions to address shared challenges in the renewable energy sectorShape and develop a harmonized strategic direction for the renewable energy sectorStrengthen private sector and institutional capacities in the renewable energy sectorEnsure quality assurance of technology implementation within the renewable energy sectorStrengthen national and global partnership to improve access to low-cost finance for RE&EEImprove access to pristine management of information, including funding opportunities for the renewable energy sector in Uganda and regionally.Conduct scientific and research studies, develop and introduce new technologies.
To ensure national representation and harmonization in Uganda's renewable energy sector by coordinating stakeholders and aligning efforts to address institutional, technical, and regulatory challenges effectively.
