Emmanuel Wokulira Miyingo

Lecturer

Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda

Researcher

Lecturer, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Makerere University. Holds PhD, MSc. & BSc., and interested in applied renewable energy systems

My organisation

Makerere University (Mak) (https://www.mak.ac.ug/) is one of Africa's oldest and most prestigious universities in Africa. It was established as a technical school in 1922 and celebrated 100 years in 2022. It currently has 10 colleges offering various diploma and degree programs. It is involved in teaching and human capital development, research and innovation, technology development and transfer, knowledge generation and transfer, and collaboration. Its 2020-2030 Strategic Plan is to: (i) become a research-led university responding to national, regional, and global needs & challenges (ii) support innovation in teaching and learning that respond to the changing environment (iii) become a professionally governed, equitable, inclusive, and gender-mainstreamed institution (iv) become an engaged university with enhanced partnerships with industry, the community, and local & international institutions
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About me

Emmanuel Wokulira Miyingo is a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. He holds a PhD awarded by the University of Kassel Witzenhausen, Germany, a Master of Science in Renewable Energy, and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, both of Makerere University. His practical experience is related to stand-alone solar system design, installation, and maintenance (e.g. for two health centers in Fort Portal), power generation from medical waste, low-cost lighting systems, among others. His research interests are linked to the design, installation, and maintenance of stand-alone solar systems, biogas-based systems, renewable energy-based micro-grids, renewable energy systems for agricultural off-grid communities, small-scale irrigation systems, hybrid renewable energy systems, and sustainable living.