Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Kyarumba, Kasese District
00°07′48″N 29°56′33″E / 0.13000°N 29.94250°E / 0.13000; 29.94250StatusUnder constructionOwner(s)Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Project LimitedDam and spillwaysImpoundsNyamagasani RiverReservoirNormal elevation1,392 m (4,567 ft)Commission date2019 (expected)TypeRun-of-the-riverTurbines3Installed capacity5 MW (6,700 hp)

Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station, also 'Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 5 megawatts (6,700 hp) mini hydro power station, under construction in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The power station is located near the village of Kyarumba, in Kaghema parish, Kyarumba sub-county, in Kasese District, in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains.[1] This about 45.5 kilometres (28 mi), by road, southwest of Kasese, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters.[2] Nyamagasani II Power Station lies close to and immediately downstream of its sister station Nyamagasani I Hydroelectric Power Station, which is under simultaneously development, by the same developers.[1] Nyamagasani 2 is located at an altitude of about 1,392 metres (4,567 ft).[3]

Overview

Nyamagasani II HEPS is a run-of-river mini-hydro power plant, whose planned installed capacity is 5 MW.[1] The project company, Nyamagasani 2 HPP Limited, is majority-owned by DI Frontier Market Energy & Carbon Fund, a Denmark-based renewable energy investment company.[4]

Timeline

The project received GetFit approval in June 2015, and financial close was achieved in 2016. Construction started in 2017. Completion was initially expected in the fourth quarter of 2018.[1] As of June 2019, completion and commissioning were expected during the second half of 2019.[5]

Funding

Construction is budgeted to cost US$19.8 million, with US$3.7 million in GetFit subsidies. The funding includes money to build new 33 kV high-voltage lines to evacuate the power generated to Nkenda sub-station,[1] approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi), to the northeast of Kyarumba, as the crow flies.[6] This includes power generated from the adjacent Nyamagasi 1 Power station.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g GetFit Uganda (31 December 2016). "GetFit Uganda: 2016 Annual Report: Nyamagasani II Power Station". Kampala: GetFit Uganda. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ Globefeed.com (23 December 2017). "Distance between Kasese, Western Region, Uganda and Kyarumba, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ Mapcarta (23 December 2017). "Average Elevation of Kyarumba Village". Mapcarta.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ Frontier Energy (23 December 2017). "Nyamagasani 2 Hydro Power Project". Copenhagen: Frontier Investment Management ApS. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. ^ GET FiT Uganda (2019). "GET FiT Uganda - Annual Report 2018". Kampala: GET FiT Uganda. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ Globefeed.com (23 December 2017). "Distance between Kyarumba, Uganda and Nkenda, Busongora, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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