Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company

Ugandan state company

**Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company** ( **UECCC**)
Company type	Parastatal
Industry	Energy, Finance
Founded	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Headquarters	Amber House, 3rd Floor 29-33 Kampala Road Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Ramathan Ggoobi Chairman^[1] Roy Nyamutale Baguma^[2] Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Products	Loans, equity partnerships, financial advisory services, credit guarantees, asset finance
Total assets	UGX:58.4 billion (US$15.25 million) (June 2022)
Owner	Government of Uganda
Website	Homepage

The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) is a company owned by the government of Uganda. It is responsible for coordinating funding from the Ugandan government, international development partners and the private sector, to invest in renewable energy infrastructure in Uganda, with emphasis on the promotion of private sector participation.^[3]

Location

UECCC's headquarters is located in Amber House, at 29-33 Kampala Road, in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the company headquarters are 00°18'48.0"N, 32°34'55.0"E (Latitude:0.313340; Longitude:32.581949).^[4]

Overview

The company was established in 2009 and coordinates investment into renewable energy sources in the country.^[5] The company offers technical, financial, and advisory services to the lending financial institution and to the renewable energy project developer. Services offered include the following:^[6] (a) Liquidity refinance option (b) Cash reserving (c) Partial risk guarantee (d) Solar refinance facility to participating microfinance institutions (e) Bridge financing facility (f) Subordinated debt finance (g) Interest rate buy down and (h) Transaction advisory services.^[6] Participating international development partners include the World Bank^[7] and KfW.^[8]

Ownership

The company is jointly owned by the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. As of June 2022, the company's total assets were USh58.4 billion (US$15.257 million). At that time the company was involved in developing nine mini-hydroelectric power stations in the country, that were yet to come online.^[9]

References

^ UECCC (5 April 2024). "Members of the Board of Uganda Energy Credit Capitalization Company". Uganda Energy Credit Capitalization Company (UECCC). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ Apollo Mubiru (4 April 2024). "Baguma Appointed New UECCC Managing Director". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b UECCC (30 August 2016). "About Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company". Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ Google (30 August 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ TEUT (2 October 2012). "Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company: Reliable Local Partner for Renewable-Energy Projects". The European Times (TEUT). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b UECCC (20 August 2016). "Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company: Products & Services". Kampala: Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ Advertisement. "Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company: Pre-Qualification of Solar Companies & Dealers To Supply and Install Solar Photo-Voltaic (PV) Systems Under UECCC Programmes" (PDF). New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ Advertisement (19 November 2012). "Consultancy Firm to Provide Early Stage Transaction Services to Independent Power Producers" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ Rainher Ojon (9 July 2019). "Nine mini hydro dams in the pipeline - UECCC". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2020.