Uganda convenes AfDB-backed energy compact talks in Kampala
African Development Bank and Uganda's energy ministry hold a two-day stakeholder consultation on implementing Uganda's Mission 300 National Energy Compact.
The story in focus
The African Development Bank Group and Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development convene the 11th Africa Energy Market Place in Kampala on 21-22 October 2026 to consult stakeholders on implementing Uganda's Mission 300 National Energy Compact, launched in June 2026.
- Ministers, regulators, utility executives, development partners and private investors are expected to agree on reforms, an investment pipeline and sequencing.
- The Compact's 2030 targets sit alongside Uganda's Vision 2040 universal energy access ambition.
- Discussions are structured around five pillars, including regional integration, distributed renewables and clean cooking, and financially viable utilities.
What the consultation covers
The African Development Bank Group and Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development are convening the 11th Africa Energy Market Place at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 21 and 22 October 2026. The event is framed as a stakeholder consultation on implementing Uganda's Mission 300 National Energy Compact, which the bank says was launched at the Africa Energy Forum in June 2026, under the theme of delivering Uganda's energy ambition from Mission 300 to Vision 2040.
According to the announcement, ministers, representatives of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority, utility chief executives, development partners and private investors will agree on reforms, the investment pipeline and the sequencing needed to meet the Compact's 2030 targets and to advance the universal energy access ambition in the country's Vision 2040.
Five pillars and regional context
The bank lists five discussion pillars: expanding generation, demand-side management and network infrastructure at competitive costs; using regional integration; distributed renewable energy and clean cooking for last-mile access; incentives for private participation; and financially viable utilities offering affordable, reliable service.
The announcement describes Uganda as a regional power hub exporting clean electricity to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the Compact targeting a threefold increase in firm exports by 2030. It says five hydropower stations on one river anchor a generation fleet over 90% renewable, and that a national clean cooking strategy targets half of all households by 2030. Mission 300, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, aims to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
Who is expected to take part in the Kampala consultation, and what is it meant to agree?
Ministers, Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority representatives, utility chief executives, development partners and private investors are expected to agree on reforms, the investment pipeline and sequencing for the Compact's 2030 targets.
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