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Nzizi Power Station Nzizi Power Station
Country Uganda Location Nzizi Coordinates 01°30′00″N 30°55′48″E / 1.5°N 30.93°ECoordinates: 01°30′00″N 30°55′48″E / 1.5°N 30.93°E Status Planned Commission date 2012 (Expected) Owner(s) Tullow Oil & Jacobsen Electro Power station information Primary fuel natural gas Secondary fuel heavy fuel oil Power generation information Maximum capacity 50 MW Nzizi Power Station is a planned 50 MW natural gas-fired thermal power plant in Uganda.[1]
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Location
The power plant is planned to be constructed in Nzizi, near the Nzizi Natural Gas & Oil Field, in the Kaiso-Tonya Area, in Hoima District, Western Uganda. Kaiso and Tonya are small settlements, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) apart, on the eastern shores of Lake Albert.[2] This location lies approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi), by road, west of Hoima, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.[3] The approximate coordinates of the power station are:1° 30' 0.00"N, 30° 55' 48.00"E (Latitude:1.5000; Longitude:30.9300). The coordinates are approximate because the power station has not yet been built.[4]
Overwiew
Nzizi Power Station is a planned joint project by Tullow Oil Uganda Limited, who will supply the fuel and Jacobsen Electricity Company (Uganda) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jacobsen Elektro, an independent Norwegian power production company, who will construct and operate the plant.
The plant will primarily use natural gas to heat water and produce steam that will turn the turbines to produce electricity. If need be, the plant will also be designed to use heavy fuel oil, a byproduct of petroleum distillation, as an alternative fuel. The Nzizi Natural Gas & Oil Field from which the power station will draw its fuel, has confirmed reserves of at least 14,000,000 cubic metres (490,000,000 cu ft) of natural gas.[5]
Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2012, with commissioning in the fourth quarter of the same year.[6]
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See also
- List of power stations in Uganda
- Hoima District
- Tullow Oil
References
- ^ Nzizzi Power Station With Planned Capacity of 50 MW
- ^ Road Distance Between Kaiso And Tonya With Map
- ^ Map Showing Hoima And Kaiso With Distance Marker
- ^ Detailed Map Showing Location of Nzizi Gas & Oil Field
- ^ Nzizi Gas Field With At Least 14 Million Cubic Metres of Natural Gas
- ^ Nzizi Expected On-Line In 2012
Hoima DistrictCapital: HoimaTowns and villages Geography Economy Buseruka Power Station · Nzizi Power Station · Barclays Bank · Centenary Bank · DFCU Bank · Equity Bank · Kenya Commercial Bank · PostBank Uganda · Stanbic Bank · Pride Microfinance LimitedNotable landmarks Hoima Regional Referral Hospital · Omukama's Hoima Palace · Roman Catholic Diocese of HoimaNotable people Henry Kajura · Grace Mary MugasaCategories:- Gas-fired power stations in Uganda
- Power stations in Uganda
- Power stations in Africa
- Hoima District
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