Solar home systems

Welcome to FRES Uganda. We provide affordable solar electricity services of premium quality to households, businesses, institutions and refugee settlements in 26 districts in the southwest of our country.

Ratidzo Makoni Appointed as New FRES Chief Operation Officer & Chief Financial Officer
The Supervisory Board of the Foundation Rural Energy Services has appointed Ratidzo Makoni as its new Chief Operation Officer &…

40% women in FRES top management positions
Meet the women of FRES! We are proud that 40% of all our top positions are occupied by women. FRES…

Sharing experience during the FRES Annual Company Week 2022
The FRES Annual Company Week 2022 this week in Mbarara, Uganda brought together the management teams of our four solar…
FRES Uganda
at a glance
Year founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | Mbarara |
Shareholder | 100% FRES |
Energy Stores | 6 |
Employees | 79 |
Customers | 5392 |
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5392
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0
Mini grids
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0
Nano grids
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0
Multifunctional platforms
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0
Solar water pumping
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1477
(tCO2/yr) CO2 savings
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950
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…

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…

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.