Bongomin, O., & Nziu, P. (2022). A Critical Review on the Development and Utilization of Energy Systems in Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2022, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2599467
Bongomin, O., & Nziu, P. (2022). A Critical Review on the Development and Utilization of Energy Systems in Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2022, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2599467
Bongomin, O., & Nziu, P. (2022). A Critical Review on the Development and Utilization of Energy Systems in Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2022, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2599467
Bongomin, O., & Nziu, P. (2022). A Critical Review on the Development and Utilization of Energy Systems in Uganda. The Scientific World Journal, 2022, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2599467
Abstract
We live in the world that is completely entangled on energy and thus, Humankind can no longer do without it, power. With electricity being the main form of energy today, this has increased the complexity of our life today. In Uganda, electricity generation is mainly through hydropower which put the country in the bottleneck of over dependence on one source of energy. Yet, there are many energy systems out there that country can diversify its electricity generation. Therefore, the need to understand, the level of development and utilization of various energy systems has been the underlying question for this present study. Comprehensive literature survey was conducted from the electronic databases including ScienceDirect, Wiley, Sage, Scopus, Taylor & Francis, and Google Scholar. The publications in form of reports, conference papers, working papers, discussion papers, journal articles, book sections and textbooks were considered in this study. In total, 11 energy systems including human and animal energy, solid biomass (firewood), hydropower, wind, geothermal, solar, nuclear, peat, coal, petroleum, and non-solid biomass (methanol, hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, and biogas) are described. The current and the future development and utilization of these energy systems has been described. The challenges with their development and utilization were elaborated and the solution the challenges were presented. The hydropower with River Nile being the main river for large hydropower plant construction is the dominance energy system in Uganda. Nuclear energy will be the salvation for the country’s electric energy supply in the near future. Therefore, Uganda needs to bet big on nuclear energy.
Keywords
Hydropower; Wind, Solar; Geothermal; Firewood; Nuclear; Petroleum; Peat; Non-solid biomass; Solid biomass; Energy systems; Human energy; Animal energy
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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