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.

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Change in Ownership FRES Uganda

Change in ownership FRES Uganda The Foundation for Rural Energy Services (FRES) – a charity foundation in The Netherlands –…
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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…
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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,…
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FRES Uganda
at a glance

Year founded 2010
Headquarters Mbarara
Shareholder 100% FRES
Energy Stores 7
Employees 62
Customers 5041
Map Africa, Uganda
  • solar home systems
    5041

    Solar home systems

  • Mini grids
    0

    Mini grids

  • Nano grids
    0

    Nano grids

  • platforms
    0

    Multifunctional platforms

  • solar water systems
    0

    Solar water pumping

  • co2 savings
    1560

    (tCO2/yr) CO2 savings

  • installed capacity
    1071

    Installed capacity (kWp)

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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…
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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…
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Our impact
Realized investments

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,…
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FRES Uganda technician Mugume Anthony installing a solar system at a pub

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.