Mayuge Solar Power Station

Mayuge Solar Power Station
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CountryUganda
LocationBufulubi Village, Mayuge District
Coordinates00°29′23″N 33°25′39″E / 0.48972°N 33.42750°E / 0.48972; 33.42750
StatusOperational
Construction began2018
Commission date6 June 2019[1]
OwnerTryba Energy
OperatorTryba Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity10 MW (13,000 hp)
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Mayuge Solar Power Station, also Bufulubi Solar Power Station, is an operational 10 MW (13,000 hp) solar power plant in Uganda.[1][2][3]

Location

The power plant is located on 40.4 hectares (100 acres) of leased land in Bufulubi Village, Imanyiro sub-county, Mayuge District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[4]

Bufulubi Solar Power Plant is located approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) by road east of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city.[5]

Overview

Emerging Power Uganda Limited, a renewable energy developer, has secured a 25-year lease on 100 acres (40 ha) of land from the Busoga Kyabazingaship for the purpose of building a solar farm.[6] Application has been made to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to set up the plant and sell the power to Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited for integration into the national electric grid.[7][8]

The power station comprises 30,600 sun-tracking pv panels, which track the sun to maximize power output. The power generated is enough to supply 30,000 homes.[1]

Developers and funding

Metka EGN, the Greek construction conglomerate, was the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.[4] The construction, which cost US$11 million (USh41 billion), was funded by Tryba Energy, a French family industrial group dedicated to solar energy. Tryba Energy has secured a 20-year lease of 100 acres of land from the Busoga Kingdom, while an application was made to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to set up the plant and sell the power to Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) for integration into the national grid.[1]

Timeline

The completed power station was commissioned on Thursday, 6 June 2019. At that time, Uganda' grid had a total contribution of 50 megawatts, from solar plants, including Soroti Solar Power Station (10 megawatts), Tororo Solar Power Station (10 megawatts) and Kabulasoke Solar Power Station (20 megawatts). [1]

Other considerations

The energy generated here is sold to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), for integration into the national grid. UETCL pays US$0.11 for every kilo Watthour of energy, under a long-term power purchase agreement.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Philip Wafula (8 June 2019). "Mayuge Gets Shs41 Billion Solar Plant". Daily Monitor Online. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Dorothy Waniala (29 January 2016). "Mayuge set to receive the biggest Solar Plant in East Africa". Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ YellowBrix (11 February 2016). "Emerging Power Uganda to Invest USD28.5 Million in Solar Power Plant in Mayuge, Uganda". Community Energy Central. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Boris Ngounou (11 June 2023). "UGANDA: 10 MW photovoltaic solar power plant commissioned in Bufulubi". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Bufulubi Solar Power Station, Bunya County, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ Wesonga, Nelson (4 February 2016). "Uganda: Busoga in Shs102 Billion Solar Power Deal". Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ ERA (28 October 2015). "Application for a License for the Establishment of a 15MW Grid Connected Solar Power Plant in Mayuge District". Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  8. ^ Daily Monitor Uganda (5 February 2016). "Uganda's solar company secures land for a power plant". Kampala: Esi-Africa.com Quoting Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 July 2016.