Solar home systems
Welcome to FRES Uganda. We provide affordable solar electricity services of premium quality to households, businesses, institutions and refugee settlements in 38 districts in the southwest of our country.
Change in Ownership FRES Uganda
Change in ownership FRES Uganda The Foundation for Rural Energy Services (FRES) – a charity foundation in The Netherlands –…
Looking Back at FRES Uganda’s Successfully Completed Key Projects in 2023
In September 2023, FRES Uganda Limited celebrated the successful completion of three major projects that have significantly impacted rural communities…
FRES Uganda Launches Innovative Mini-Grid Project with Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation to Electrify Dairy Cooperatives and Surrounding Communities
Exciting news! Together with partners Vittoria Technology and Avsi Foundation we are launching a new mini grid project in Uganda,…
FRES Uganda
at a glance
| Year founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Mbarara |
| Shareholder | 100% FRES |
| Energy Stores | 7 |
| Employees | 62 |
| Customers | 5041 |
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0Mini grids
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0Nano grids
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0Multifunctional platforms
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0Solar water pumping
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1560(tCO2/yr) CO2 savings
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1071Installed capacity (kWp)
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Uganda
Minigrid for 1000 households and businesses in Dérégoué
Dérégoué is the center of a densely populated areas in the Cascade region in Burkina Faso. Traders from various departments…
Uganda
Powering rural entrepreneurs climbing energy ladder
To accelerate rural electrification many donors focus on supplying large quantities of solar home systems against the lowest price. This…
Uganda
Solar powered shared space for refugee entrepreneurs
In collaboration with Mercy Corps, FRES Uganda has developed a solar powered shared space concepts for refugee entrepreneurs living the…
Our impact
Realized investments
Uganda
5 nanogrids for neigboring households and businesses in Guinea-Bissau
In 2021 FRES will install 5 nanogrids in Guinea-Bissau. These are small solar networks that connect up to eight closely…
Uganda
5 nanogrids for neigboring households and businesses in Mali
In 2021 FRES will install 5 nanogrids in Mali. These are small solar networks that connect up to eight closely…
Uganda
650 solar home systems for three refugee settlements
Lying at a sensitive crossroads in East Africa, Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
FRES Uganda technician Mugume Anthony installing a solar system at a pub in Rwamwanja. Nearly half of FRES Uganda’s customer base is made up of small businesses.