Uganda Power Sector Development Project

Abstract*

The primary objectives of the Power Sector Development Operation Project in Uganda are to reduce short-term power shortages and financial imbalances, and facilitate orderly longer-term expansion of electricity service. In order to achieve these objectives, the Operation comprises: (a) a set of investments and policy measures designed to reduce the supply-demand gap until the Bujagali hydropower plant comes into service in 2011; (b) financial support... Show More

Development Objective

The primary objectives of the project are to reduce short-term power shortages and financial imbalances, and facilitate orderly longer-run expansion of electricity service.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P069208
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Paul Baringanire
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Uganda
Disclosure Date
September 14, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 26, 2007
Effective Date
June 28, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 305.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 305.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
July 31, 2011

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Business Enabling Environment20%
- FY17 - Regulation and Competition Policy20%
FY17 - Jobs13%
- FY17 - Job Creation13%
FY17 - Regional Integration20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development33%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery33%
FY17 - Urban Development13%
- FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery13%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	300.00
SWEDEN: Swedish Intl. Dev. Cooperation Agency (SIDA)	5.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	300.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	300.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	5.00
Total Project Cost**	305.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	66,368.54
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Int Charges	995,164.56
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Int Charges	995,164.56
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	51,397.63
Jun 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,712,948.50
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,637,155.50
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,002,376.20
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,002,376.20
Dec 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	118,517.75
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	36,243.93
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	36,243.93
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,873,554.80
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	930,169.10
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	930,169.10
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-42970	Int Charges	13,002.94
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-42970	Int Charges	13,002.94
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,146,488.90
Dec 15, 2013	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,146,488.90
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	6,417.61
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	6,417.61
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,088,708.20
Dec 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,088,708.20
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	5,955.34
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	5,955.34
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,153,674.20
Jun 15, 2014	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,153,674.20
Jun 16, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,011,398.40
Jun 16, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,011,398.40
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	17,198.11
Jun 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	17,198.11
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,044,498.20
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	25,355.71
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	25,355.71
Dec 15, 2015	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,044,498.20
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	18,490.61
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	18,490.61
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,034,820.20
Jun 15, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,034,820.20
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	69,590.39
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	69,590.39
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,632,836.20
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	216.28
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	216.28
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	845,989.50
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-42970	Int Charges	845,989.50
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	38,012.31
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,632,893.50
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	55.64
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	55.64
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	800,750.00
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	800,750.00
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	884,220.90
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	884,220.90
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	36,084.69
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	36,084.69
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,756,392.80
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	936,862.25
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-42970	Int Charges	936,862.25
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,746,351.50
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Int Charges	949,130.60
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Int Charges	949,130.60
Dec 15, 2019	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	19,513.26
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	41,439.29
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,619,973.00
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Int Charges	898,226.60
Jun 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Int Charges	898,226.60
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	72,068.66
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	72,068.66
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,876,971.80
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	962,193.00
Jun 16, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	962,193.00
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	145,842.81
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-42970	Int Charges	145,842.81
Jun 16, 2023	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,679,457.00
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,566,969.80
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Int Charges	742,821.94
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Int Charges	742,821.94
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	92,424.14
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	58.14
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	58.14
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	952,341.40
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	952,341.40
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,790,744.00
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	29,452.29
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-42970	Int Charges	29,452.29
Apr 26, 2007	IDA-42970	Loan Commitment	300,000,000.00
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	29,320.89
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,732,767.00
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	970,909.75
Jun 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	970,909.75
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	442.58
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	442.58
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,003,807.25
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,003,807.25
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,817,760.80
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,036,254.30
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,036,254.30
Jun 15, 2018	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	1,978.86
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Loan Repay	2,825,754.80
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,049,061.40
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	1,049,061.40
Dec 15, 2017	IDA-42970	Int Charges	66,368.54

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Procurement	Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-10-18
Overall Safeguards Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	2011-10-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 03-31-2012
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	High
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-04-2013	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	High	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Unmet demand (%) Value 30 GWh unserved monthly 1.67GWh 18 GWh unserved monthly
Date March 5, 2007 July 31, 2011 July 31, 2011
Comment Met. Projected reduction exceeded.
UETCLs net revenues from power sales + GOU funds transferred Value Negative Positive Positive
Date March 5, 2007 July 31, 2011 July 31, 2011
Comment Met. UETCL's net revenues still positive.

Quality of functioning of the Energy Sector Working Group	Value	Start Up meeting on April 24th, 2007 in Kampala.	Satisfactory functioning.	Satisfactory functioning
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Sector Working Group meeting regulary. First ever Joint Sector Review to be held September 2011.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Short-term thermal generation capacity (MW) Value 100 196 150
Date March 5, 2007 July 31, 2011 July 31, 2011
Comment Met. Project target exceeded.

GOU arrears on payments to UETCL	Value	Arrears to be cleared as a condition of disburseme	No Oustanding Arrears	Less than 5% of owed amount
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		UETCL current ratio stood at about 1.4.

Firms implementing high-impact energy efficiency measures (Cumulative number)	Value	20	196	250
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Energy Investments undertaken in various public - water facilities, public buildings, Street lighting and public intuitions(schools and hospitals).

GWh electricity saved through energy efficiency measures (cumulative)	Value	0	55.81	10.0
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Met. About 43.2GWh was achieved by GoU provision of CFLs which was completed 2007, whereas about 3.88GWh is estimated to haveaccrued from large electricity consumers .Investments undertaken in public institutions, buildings, street lighting and waterfacilitiesare expected to result into an additional annual saving of about 8.73GWh.

Unmet demand (%)	Value	30 GWh unserved monthly	1.67GWh	18 GWh unserved monthly
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Met. Projected reduction exceeded.

UETCLs net revenues from power sales + GOU funds transferred	Value	Negative	Positive	Positive
	Date	March 5, 2007	July 31, 2011	July 31, 2011
	Comment		Met. UETCL's net revenues still positive.