Bakaluba Engineering Consults Bakaluba Engineering Consults

Engineering and construction, Kampala, Uganda

We build the power, water and roads that Uganda runs on

Substations, power lines, solar and battery systems, boreholes, pipelines, roads, bridges, and buildings.

10 years
In operation

Trading since 2016.

12 districts
Where our projects stand

From Karamoja to Kyotera.

6 disciplines
Under one roof

Power, solar, water, civil, telecommunications and security.

23 services
From load studies to bridges

The full list is on one page.

01 What we build

Six disciplines, one site manager

Most jobs cross more than one trade. We hold all six in house.

See the full list of services

02 How we work

Four steps, numbers shown at every one

No job starts with a price. It starts with a measurement.

  1. Step 01

    Site assessment

    We visit and measure what is actually there.

  2. Step 02

    Design and costing

    You get a priced design with every assumption written out.

  3. Step 03

    Build

    Our own crews install it. You get a named contact and a schedule.

  4. Step 04

    Commissioning

    We test it, hand over the drawings and results, and agree upkeep.

A Bakaluba engineer in orange protective clothing fitting a distribution board next to a wall mounted solar inverter.
Step three on a real site. Fitting the board and the inverter, central Uganda. Plate 01

03 Selected work

Twelve projects, twelve districts

Each shows its district and what it involved.

A walkway between rows of high voltage insulators, disconnect switches and control cabinets inside an electrical substation.
Substation construction and maintenance. High voltage switchgear, control cabinets and earthing. Plate 02
A battery room with three wall mounted inverters above two racks of lithium battery modules and distribution boards.
Battery energy storage. Inverters, lithium racks and protection, installed and commissioned. Plate 03
A Bakaluba technician in a hard hat standing on a metal roof beside a newly installed solar array.
Rooftop solar installation. Racking, modules and cable routing on a commercial roof. Plate 04

See all twelve projects

04 Try the arithmetic

How big a solar system does your site need

Move the slider to your daily use. The working is shown underneath. It is a guide, not a design.

40 kWh per day

A shop uses about 10 units a day, a guest house 60, a factory 300 and up. Not sure? Divide your monthly units by 30.

8 hours

Indicative sizing

Solar array
10.3 kWp
Battery capacity
14.8 kWh
Inverter, continuous
12 kW

array = 40 ÷ (5.0 × 0.78) = 10.3 kWp
battery = 40 × (8 ÷ 24) ÷ 0.90 = 14.8 kWh

Assumes 5.0 peak sun hours a day, typical for Uganda, 78 percent system efficiency, and 90 percent usable battery capacity. Your roof orientation, shading and load pattern will change all three.

Get this sized properly

05 Solar hardware

We supply the equipment we install

Inverters from Sunsynk, batteries from Deye, panels from Jinko, racking from Mountkit.

See all hardware

06 Who we work with

Regulators, utilities and manufacturers

ERA Uganda UEDCL Umeme NWSC Coca-Cola Shell Vivo Energy TotalEnergies MTN Uganda Huawei Sunsynk Deye Victron Energy Jinko Solar LONGi JA Solar Solis BYD

A name here means we supplied them, worked on their site, or install their kit.

07 What clients say

In their words

Their work on our high voltage installations showed skill that is rare in this region.

Eng. Kasule David

Industrial Power Consultant, KAMP Industrial Solutions

In Karamoja, water is a lifeline. Bakaluba built us a solar pumping network that beat every target we set, and it keeps working.

Dr. Sarah Namubiru

Head of Regional Infrastructure Programme, UnASDG

Our tea sites in Fort Portal had constant trouble with an unsteady grid. Their solar system fixed it. We now run 24 hours a day.

Eng. Kabahenda Akiiki

Chief Technical Officer, Mpanga Highlands Tea Estates Ltd.

09 Next step

Tell us what you need built

Send the site, the load and the deadline. An engineer replies, not a sales team.

Message us