Kampala City Energy Profile

This city energy profile report was produced as a product of the Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access (ENACT) project, implemented by ICLEI Africa in collaboration with Energy 4 Impact – Mercy Corps. The project contributes towards providing an enabling environment for the provision of safe, reliable, clean and affordable forms of energy (especially clean cooking) access to the urban poor residing African urban informal settlements.

With Kampala being one of the ENACT project cities, this report provides an overview of the energy landscape within Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, covering energy consumption patterns, applicable policy frameworks, different energy-related interventions and future energy trajectories. The report is informed by an in-depth review of energy policies, programmes, planning documents and scholarly articles, as well as engagements with stakeholders during the project period.