Uganda's Path to Energy Access - Is it Climate Friendly? Undergraduate
Abstract
Only 18 percent of Ugandans have access to energy. Compare this to
100 percent access in the similarly sized United Kingdom or 23 percent
for their neighbors in Kenya. Uganda does not have energy security, or
“the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable
price.” Climate concerns, such as droughts, floods, intense rainfall, or
heat-waves, stress Uganda’s developing electric grid and obstruct
growth. Uganda’s new energy infrastructure, recent oil discoveries, and
unique climate initiatives make it an excellent case study to observe the
balance between energy, climate, and national security concerns. Five
questions may help reconcile tensions between security and climate:
What are Uganda’s energy security concerns? How have they dealt
with these? Have these attempts succeeded? How do attempts look
through a climate “lens?” Ultimately, this research offers a case study
of Uganda’s “policy package” for energy access, highlighting bright
spots of local climate change innovation as well as shortfalls of
government corruption and international meddling, concluding with
three recommendations on how Uganda could best move their goal of
energy access forward.
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