Nshungyezi Hydroelectric Power Station

Nshyugyezi Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Uganda showing the location of Nshyungyezi
Country Uganda
Location Nsungyezi, Isingiro District
Coordinates 01°00′00″S 30°44′42″E / 1.00000°S 30.74500°E / -1.00000; 30.74500Coordinates: 01°00′00″S 30°44′42″E / 1.00000°S 30.74500°E / -1.00000; 30.74500
Status Proposed
Dam and spillways
Impounds Kagera River
Reservoir
Normal elevation 1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Power station
Commission date 2022 (Expected)
Type Run-of-the-river
Installed capacity 39 MW (52,000 hp)

Nshyugyezi Hydropower Station is a proposed 39 megawatts (52,000 hp) hydroelectric power station in Uganda.

Location

The power station will be located on the Kagera River, along Uganda's International border with the Republic of Tanzania. This location lies near the village of Nshugyezi, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, southeast of Mbarara, the largest city in Western Uganda.[1] This location lies approximately 310 kilometres (190 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[2] The power station lies approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), downstream of the proposed Kikagati Power Station.

Overview

Nshugyezi Hydropower Station is a mini-hydropower plant, with a planned capacity of 39 MW. TronderEnergi, through its Ugandan subsidiary Tronder Energy Limited, owns the development rights to the project, together with development rights to Kikagati Power Station, located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi), upstream of Nshungyezi. As of May 2015 feasibility studies are ongoing and a search for a suitable contractor is underway.[3]

Construction costs

At this time the exact construction costs are unknown. Within the last five years, TronderEnergi has successfully built the 13 megawatts (17,000 hp) Bugoye Power Station commissioned in 2009. That construction lasted 19 months and cost US$35 million.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map Showing Mbarara And Nshugyezi With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Estimated Distance Between Kampala And Nshungyezi With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Kasita, Ibrahim (December 2012). "Strategic Plan To Increase Power Supply Pays Dividends". New Vision Mobile (Kampala). Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bugoye Plant Operating In Uganda". WaterPowerMagazine.com. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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