Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station

Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station
Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Uganda
Nyamagasani II Hydroelectric Power Station
Map of Uganda showing the location of
Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Station
CountryUganda
LocationKyarumba, Kasese District
Coordinates00°07′48″N 29°56′33″E / 0.13000°N 29.94250°E / 0.13000; 29.94250
StatusUnder construction
Owner(s)Nyamagasani 2 Hydroelectric Power Project Limited
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsNyamagasani River
Reservoir
Normal elevation1,392 m (4,567 ft)
Commission date2019 (expected)
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines3
Installed 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.