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Namanve Power Station Namanve Power Station
Country Uganda Location Namanve Coordinates 00°20′14″N 32°42′05″E / 0.33722°N 32.70139°ECoordinates: 00°20′14″N 32°42′05″E / 0.33722°N 32.70139°E Status Operational Commission date 2008 Owner(s) Jacobsen Electro Power station information Primary fuel heavy fuel oil Power generation information Maximum capacity 50 MW Namanve Power Station is a 50 MW heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power plant located in Namanve in Wakiso District, in Central Uganda
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Location
The power plant is located at Namanve in Bweyogerere Ward, Kira Municipality, in Central Uganda. This location is approximately 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The plant is located in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, an 894 acres (362 ha), business and industrial development area. This location is along the Kampala-Jinja Highway, in South Namanve. The coordinates of the power plant are:00 20 14, 32 42 05 (Latitude:0.3440; Longitude:32.7015).[1]
Overview
Namanve Power Station is owned and operated by Jacobsen Electricity Company (Uganda) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobsen Elektro, an independent Norwegian power production company. The plant cost US$92 million (∈66 million) to build. Funding was provided by several sources including:
- The Government of Norway, through a NORAD grant.
- Nordea Bank of Norway
- Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited
- Jacobsen Elektro
The plant uses heavy fuel oil, a byproduct of petroleum distillation. Construction of Namanve Power Station started in January 2008 and was completed in July 2008. Power production began in August 2008 on a trial basis, with commercial production commencing in September 2008. The power station was commissioned in November 2008. Jacobsen Electro, the company that built the station, also owns it.[2]
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Photos
Photo of Dignitaries at Commissioning of Namanve Power Station
See also
- List of power stations in Uganda
- Namanve
- Wakiso District
References
Wakiso DistrictCapital: Wakiso Counties and
sub-countiesKyaddondo County · Busiro County
Parishes Towns and villages Banda · Buddo · Buloba · Entebbe · Kira · Bweyogerere · Kireka · Kirinnya · Namugongo · Kyaliwajjala · Kasangati · Katalemwa · Gayaza · Gombe · Nakweero · Matugga · Wakiso · Kakiri · Nansana · Kajjansi · Sentema · Lubowa · Lweeza · Namulonge · Naalya · Najjera · Namanve · Nsangi · Kyengera · Nabbingo · KisubiEconomy Uganda Clays Limited · Roofings Limited · Uganda Civil Aviation Authority · Bank of Africa · Barclays Bank · Centenary Bank · Crane Bank · Ecobank · Equity Bank · Fina Bank · Orient Bank · PostBank Uganda · Uganda Finance Trust Limited · Stanbic Bank · Kingstone Enterprises Limited · Ugachick Limited · Namanve Power Station · Kampala Industrial and Business Park · Chrysanthemums Uganda LimitedNotable landmarks Old Entebbe Town · Entebbe Botanical Gardens · State House Entebbe · Entebbe-Kampala Highway · Lake Victoria · Kasubi Tombs · Mandela National Stadium · Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel · Imperial Resort Beach Hotel · Imperial Golf View Hotel · Uganda Martyrs Basilica · Banda Kabaka's Palace · Kireka Kabaka's Palace · Bulago Resort Island · Ngamba Island · Lake Victoria Serena ResortTransport Entebbe International Airport · Kajjansi Airport · Namulonge Airport · Kampala-Jinja Highway · Gayaza-Ziroobwe Road · Matugga-Kapeeka Road · Kampala Northern Bypass Highway · Entebbe-Kampala HighwayEducation Uganda Martyrs High School Namugongo · Gayaza High School · King's College Budo · St. Mary's College Kisubi · Trinity College Nabbingo · African Bible College (Uganda) · Nkumba UniversityNotable people Categories:- Oil-fired power stations in Uganda
- Wakiso District
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