Part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Uganda Luke Dray/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Uganda plans to increase its clean energy capacity more than twentyfold over the next two decades in order to expand electricity access to its 45 million residents. But funding for this ambitious plan will rely on revenues from a controversial oil pipeline being built across the country.
Currently, almost all of Uganda’s electricity is generated by hydropower and solar energy. However, this existing generation provides electricity…
