{"id":620,"date":"2025-04-02T07:29:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/?p=620"},"modified":"2025-11-18T07:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:31:14","slug":"feasibility-study-completed-for-ugandas-first-floating-solar-project-at-isimba-hpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/feasibility-study-completed-for-ugandas-first-floating-solar-project-at-isimba-hpp\/","title":{"rendered":"Feasibility Study Completed for Uganda\u2019s First Floating Solar Project at Isimba \u00a0HPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), in collaboration with the Ministry of&nbsp; Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), the National Environment Management Authority&nbsp; (NEMA), and the Ministry of Water and Environment, has officially received the final feasibility&nbsp; study report for Uganda\u2019s pioneering floating solar project at the Isimba Hydropower Plant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A consortium of international and local experts, including SWECO, Innosea, 8.2, and Uganda based BIMCO, carried out the comprehensive study. Their collaborative effort has laid the&nbsp; foundation for developing a 10-megawatt (MW) pilot floating solar project, marking a significant&nbsp; milestone in the country\u2019s transition toward innovative and sustainable energy solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the project timeline, detailed engineering designs and tender documentation are&nbsp; expected to be finalized and ready by June 2025. This next phase will enable UEGCL and its&nbsp; partners to move forward with the procurement and implementation processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musa Mukulu, representing UEGCL, commended the consulting teams for their professionalism&nbsp; and technical expertise. He emphasized UEGCL\u2019s commitment and preparedness to lead the&nbsp; deployment of this groundbreaking renewable energy project, which aligns with Uganda\u2019s&nbsp; broader goals for energy diversification, climate resilience, and sustainable development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The floating solar project at Isimba HPP will not only optimize the use of existing water&nbsp; infrastructure but also serve as a model for similar future initiatives across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), in collaboration with the Ministry of&nbsp; Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), the National Environment Management Authority&nbsp; (NEMA), and the Ministry of Water and Environment, has officially received the final feasibility&nbsp; study report for Uganda\u2019s pioneering floating solar project at the Isimba Hydropower Plant.&nbsp; A consortium of international and local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":621,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620\/revisions\/621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwegatech.net\/uegcl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}