Bugoye Power Station

Bugoye Power Station
Map of Uganda showing the location of Bugoye Station
Country	Uganda
Location	Bugoye, Kasese District
Coordinates	00°18′00″N 30°06′02″E / 0.3°N 30.10056°E / 0.3; 30.10056Coordinates: 00°18′00″N 30°06′02″E / 0.3°N 30.10056°E / 0.3; 30.10056
Status	Operational
Commission date	7 October 2009
Power station information
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Generation units	2
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	13 MW

Bugoye Power Station is a 13 MW mini hydroelectric power station in Uganda.

Location

The power station is located across the Mubuku River, in Bugoye, Kasese District, in Western Uganda. This location lies in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bugoye lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi), by road, north of Kasese, the location of the district headquarters, and the nearest large city.^[1] The coordinates of the power station are: 00 18 00N, 30 06 02E (Latitude:0.3000; Longitude:30.1005).

Overview

The Bugoye Hydropower Project, is a run of the river mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 13 MW. The energy generated is fed into the national electric grid at Nkenda Substation, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Bugoye, via a 33kV transmission line.

The power station is owned and operated by Tronder Power Limited, a Norwegian power company. Construction began in March 2008 and the plant was commissioned 19 months later in October 2009.^[2] Bugoye Power Station is the third mini-hydropower station on River Mubuku. The other two are Mubuku I Power Station, owned by Kilembe Mines Limited (KML), with installed capacity of 5 MW and Mubuku III Power Station, owned by Kasese Cobalt Company Limitd (KCCL), with installed capacity of 10 MW. In the literature, Bugoye Power Station is sometimes referred to as Mubuku II Power Station.^[3]

Construction costs

The estimated costs for the dam and power plant is approximately US$35 million. The funding was facilitated by a loan from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, (EAIF). This does not include the construction of a 33kV transmission power line linking the power station to the substation where the power is integrated into the national grid. The power line was funded by a grant from the Government of Norway to the Government of Uganda. By mutual consent between the two governments, Tronder Power Limited assumed the responsibility of developing, constructing, maintaining and servicing the power line.^[4]

External links

• Location of Bugoye Power Station At Google Maps
• Bugoye Power Station Bill of Quantities

See also

• List of power stations in Uganda
• List of hydropower stations in Africa
• List of hydroelectric power stations
• Mubuku
• Hima
• Kasese
• Kasese District
• Western Region, Uganda

References

1. ^ Map Showing Kasese And Bugoye With Distance Marker
2. ^ About Bugoye Power Station
3. ^ Three Hydropower Stations Accross River Mubuku
4. ^ EAIF Lends USD35 Million For Bugoye Power Project