thermal, wind and large quantities of non-woody biomass. Except use of traditional biomass whose contribution is already enormous, the remaining energy potential remains untapped.

Despite Uganda’s vast hydro-power potential esti- mated at 3000 MW, less than 10 percent of this potential is exploited.10

The net result has been

pressure on the natural resource base, mainly for- ests, leading to degradation and deforestation.

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