The agreement will provide support to government agencies to conduct rural electrification planning and regulation; to complete technical, financial, and feasibility studies; to help identify…

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $1,325,000 cooperative agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to provide support services to government agencies and rural electric cooperatives in Uganda. Specifically, the funding will support rural electrification planning and regulation activities, completion of technical, financial and feasibility studies, identification of appropriate electricity solutions such as mini-grids and solar home systems, and establishment of electric cooperatives. The awardee, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International, will conduct these studies, plans and recommendations to inform long-term electric technology selection and use by government partners and cooperatives through May 2023. The funding will not directly procure electric technology.

The agreement will provide support to government agencies to conduct rural electrification planning and regulation; to complete technical, financial, and feasibility studies; to help identify appropriate designs for electricity sources (i.e. mini-grids and/or solar home systems); and to establish electric cooperatives and train their members and staff in business development and operations. The studies, plans, and recommendations produced by the project will inform government agencies' and cooperatives' selection and use of appropriate electric technology over the next ten years, although the project will not fund purchase of such technology directly.