Uganda continues to face chronic energy deficiency as exemplified by frequent power outages (load shedding) and the increasing imbalance between power supply and demand. This calls for concerted efforts to conduct research into viable alternative/renewable energy sources as well as technologies that efficiently utilize available power.

The prospective technologies currently under consideration for exploitation include: solar powered systems; zeolites, for the construction of solid absorption cooling systems and water purification; biogas production and bottling; pilot food driers; briquette and bio-diesel fuel production; wind power generation.

It is against this background, that the energy systems division was set up to develop energy efficient technologies that address the deficiencies. It is expected that these technologies will go a long way towards improving energy utilization in all sectors; residential, commercial, industrial and transport.