About 23 percent of households in Uganda have access to grid electricity. The successive NDPs have emphasized the scaling up of access to energy as a measure to drive growth of secondary towns, boost production and improve the wellbeing of households. This will then translate into desired socio-economic outcomes. The report makes mention of the need to scale up energy efficiencies to reduce the cost of power generation and enhancing energy security.

Source: https://eta.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/energy_efficiency_roadmap_for_uganda_final_web-1.pdf