Project References
4,074 kWp delivered across East Africa
Since 2011, Equator Solar has designed and installed commercial and industrial solar energy systems for manufacturers, hospitals, schools, hotels, media companies, and humanitarian programmes across Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
4,074 kWp
Solar PV installed
3,923 kWh
Battery deployed
7
Sectors served
3
Countries — UG, KE, TZ
Kyamuhunga Tea Company
500 kWp PV + 200 kWh battery
Bushenyi, Uganda
Large-scale hybrid solar system for a tea processing facility. Solar covers daytime production load; battery covers peak demand and generator transition periods.
Jesa Farm Dairy
200 kWp PV — hybrid grid + genset
Uganda
Industrial solar PV for a dairy factory. Integrates solar with existing grid and diesel genset to ensure continuous cold chain and processing operations.
Jambo Roses
200 kWp PV + 200 kWh battery
Uganda
Productive-use solar and battery system for a large flower farm, covering irrigation pumping, cold storage, and pack-house operations.
Sumz Food
250 kWp PV
Uganda
Grid-connected captive power system for a food processing company, significantly reducing grid electricity costs.
Ranchers Finest
150 kWp PV — grid-connected captive power
Uganda
Solar PV system delivering captive power for a meat processing factory, offsetting peak-hour grid charges.
Ever Brown Millers & Bakery
120 kWp PV
Uganda
Rooftop solar for an industrial bakery, reducing dependency on the national grid during peak production hours.
Noble Commodities U Ltd
58 kWp PV
Uganda
Grid-connected solar PV for a coffee processing facility, reducing electricity overheads.
Misty Mountain Dairy Farm
50 kWp PV — grid-connected captive power
Kapeeka, Uganda
Solar captive power for a dairy farm operation, covering pumping, cooling, and general operations.
UNICEF / Ministry of Health Uganda
3–10 kWp + 5–15 kWh per site — 250 sites
Nationwide, Uganda
Design and installation of solar PV and battery systems at 250 public health centres across Uganda, in cooperation with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health.
Corsu Hospital
100 kWp PV + 120 kWh battery
Entebbe, Uganda
Solar-plus-storage system ensuring uninterrupted power for critical clinical operations, ICU, and medical refrigeration. Zero-gap transition during grid outages.
Lubaga Hospital
72 kWp PV + Li-Ion battery emergency backup
Kampala, Uganda
Solar PV with lithium-ion battery backup for a major Kampala hospital, covering critical loads during outages.
Case Medical Centre
65 kWp PV — grid-connected
Uganda
Grid-connected solar system delivering direct electricity cost savings for a private medical centre.
Salama Hospital
22 kWp PV + 21 kWh supercapacitor
Uganda
Whole-hospital solar backup using supercapacitor technology for near-instantaneous grid outage coverage.
Buluba Hospital
12 kWp PV — grid-connected captive power
Uganda
Captive solar power for a hospital campus, reducing electricity expenditure.
International University of East Africa
130 kWp PV
Kampala, Uganda
Grid-connected captive power system providing direct electricity cost savings across the university campus.
Soroti Youth Skills Centre
30 kWp PV + 30 kWh battery (phase 2)
Soroti, Uganda
Expanded solar and battery system for a vocational training centre, covering classrooms and workshop operations.
Ambrosoli International School
20 kWp PV
Uganda
Grid-connected solar delivering direct cost savings for an international school.
Amasiko Greenschool
7 kWp PV + 15 kWh battery — off-grid
Hamukaaka, Uganda
Off-grid solar system for a rural school with no prior grid access. Full energy independence for classrooms, dormitories and administration.
Spouts of Water / Good Energy Investment
75 kWp PV + 120 kWh battery
Uganda
Solar and battery system for clean water and agricultural production, supporting income-generating activities in rural communities.
Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania
22 kWp PV + 57 kWh battery + floating PV
Morogoro, Tanzania
Solar and battery for a sustainable agriculture living lab. Includes floating PV — one of the first in East Africa — supplying the research facility.
Dept of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries (Kenya)
20 kWp PV + 19 kWh battery
Kisumu, Kenya
Solar and storage for a living lab research station, demonstrating productive-use solar applications in agriculture.
Living Lab at NARO Kajjansi
10 kWp PV + 10 kWh battery
Kajjansi, Uganda
Demonstration solar system at the national agricultural research station, supporting aquaculture and fisheries research.
Quality Hill Boutique Mall
95 kWp PV — grid-connected
Uganda
Grid-connected solar for a mixed-use restaurant, hotel and retail complex, reducing commercial electricity overheads.
The Seventeen Apartment
50 kWp PV + 120 kWh battery
Uganda
Solar-plus-storage for a residential apartment complex, ensuring reliable power for tenants and reducing building operating costs.
Masindi Hotel
30 kWp PV + 96 kWh battery backup
Masindi, Uganda
Solar and battery backup ensuring 24/7 operational reliability. Battery covers grid outage periods without disruption to guest services.
Yujo Izakaya Restaurant / Empower.life
35 kWp PV — grid-connected captive power
Kampala, Uganda
Grid-connected solar for a restaurant and lifestyle venue, cutting electricity costs through captive power generation.
Aquarius Resort Kigo
28 kWp PV — grid-connected captive power
Kigo, Uganda
Solar captive power for a lakeside resort, reducing grid electricity dependency and operating costs.
Next Media Park / NBS TV
86 kWp PV + 96 kWh battery
Kampala, Uganda
Hybrid backup system ensuring continuous broadcast at Kampala's major media campus. Solar reduces grid dependency; battery provides uninterrupted backup during outages.
UNHCR / GIZ Uganda
7 sites — load measurement + PV solution development
Uganda
Green and affordable electricity for infrastructure in refugee camps. Load measurements and solar PV solution development across 7 UNHCR sites, implemented with GIZ Uganda.
GIZ Uganda / IRC
Load profile assessments — 10 sites
Uganda
Energy needs assessment and load profiling for humanitarian infrastructure, informing solar system design across 10 sites.
Showing 30 projects across all sectors
Advisory & Consulting
Beyond installation
We work alongside development organisations, government bodies, and research institutions on energy access programmes, policy advisory, and technical feasibility studies.
GIZ Uganda (PREEP)
Model for Eco Industrial Parks in Uganda
GIZ Uganda (GBE)
Holistic RE supply and energy efficiency for tea factories
NWSC / VEI
Country-wide roadmap for solarizing boreholes in Uganda
SNV Netherlands
Issue briefs for energy policy in agriculture and food sector
Heifer International
Solar feasibility study for dairy cooperatives in Uganda
Hochschule Karlsruhe
Research system — wastewater treatment and fisheries
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