Kampala City Solar Street Lighting

LED Street lighting

REGIONS OF
CLIMATE ACTION

Project

Expected project CAPEX : 47’324’000 € Supporting local authorities

to access funding

Mandating Authority : Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)

Summary
The project aims to replace the existing stock of grid based street lighting with solar and
expand the network to cover unserved areas of the city. Currently only 8% of the streets
in Kampala have street lights posing significant challenges in terms of safety particularly
for women and children who often walk to and from their places of work. The project is
expected to install 40,000 units over a 10 year period.

Location and population

Kampala Capital City, Uganda
1.5 million inh.

Social and environmental impact

Social impacts: Increased safety particularly
  for women and children, reduced road fatal-
R20  Secretariat   ities & accidents, increased business hours,
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savings on energy costs which will be used
Switzerland   to finance other social services like health
  and education. Environmental Impacts: lower
Paris,  September  2nd   greenhouse gas emissions, increased share
 
of renewable in the city energy mix, energy
Mandate  Letter  
 
efficiency and security, reduced exposure
FMDV,  the  International  Alliance  dedicated  to  support  Local  Governments  to  sustainably  finance   to energy supply shocks
their   urban   development     is   committed   to   taking   concrete   action   and   to   be  an   active   partner   in  
working  to  deliver  the  climate  objectives  committed  to  by  the  175  signatory  nations  of  the  Paris  
Agreement.   Low   carbon,   climate   resilient   and   sustainable   development   is   amongst   the   very  
highest   of   our   priorities.   For   these   reasons,   we   hereby   adhere   to   the   R20   Charter   and   we  
confirm  that  we  share  the  values  and  objectives  that  this  document  describes.    
We   welcome   R20’s   initiative   to   work   alongside   government,   industry   and   investors   in  
accelerating   the  emergence   of   low   carbon   climate   resilient   infrastructure   projects.   We  hereby  
mandate  R20  to  explore  opportunities  for  the  development  of  such  projects  within  our  partners  
cities  and  regions.  Through  that  call  we  received  more  than  45  projects  from  Latin  America,  Asia,  
Africa  and  Middle  East.  
We   confirm   that   these   projects,   and   any   projects   that   we   may   subsequently   identify   in  
reference  to  this  mandate,  are  part  of  our  sustainability  strategy  and  contribute  to  the  intended  
nationally  determined  contribution  (INDC).  In  support  of  the  mandate  conferred  by  this  letter,  
we   hereby   commit   to   work   as   an   active   partner   alongside   R20   and   its   partners   in   the   design,  
financing  and  implementation  of  these  projects.    

Yours  sincerely,   Main stakeholders

 
Kampala Capital City Authority, Pedestrians,
  Motorists, Informal communities, Develop-
  ment Partners and City Residents
Habeau  Jean-­‐François    

Executive  Director  

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Project maturity ( IFC / World Bank Categories )
STAGE 1 : Concept Development, Site identification STAGE 4 : Permitting / Financing / Contracts
STAGE 2 : Pre-Feasibility Studies
Contract with municipality
STAGE 3 : Feasibility Studies
STAGE 4 : Permitting / Financing / Contracts
No
STAGE 5 : Engineering/Construction/Commercial Operation
Building permits signed
YES (delivering authority is KCCA)
STAGE 1 : Concept Development, Site identification
Environmental impact study
Number of Lighting points : 40 000
No
Mapping of the street lighting system : Yes

Current installation
Identified sources of fundings
The project is expected to realize an estimated 3 megawatts in
No
energy savings on the national grid. The project is also estimated to
provide US$2.9 million annually in savings on electricity expenses.

Expected energy / expenses savings 

The current installation is 3,700 units comprising of mainly grid STAGE 5 : Engineering / Construction / Commercial Operation
connected poles and only 170 solar based units. This installation
covers only 8% of the paved road and street network in the city. Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractor
An additional 700 units are under procurement with financing from Not yet chosen
internal sources
Operation and Maintenance Contractor 
Not yet chosen
Source of electricity : Grid connected
Comments
STAGE 2 : Pre-Feasibility Studies The solar street lighting project is a high priority project for the
Kampala Climate Change Action Plan given its potential benefits
Pre-feasibility study to the city. The project is expected to be integrated with a city air
Yes quality monitoring system and WI FI hotspots to generate additional
income to the city.

STAGE 3 : Feasibility Studies

Feasibility study
No

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