Ayago Power Station
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Location
The Power Station will be located at Ayago (sometimes spelled Aiago), on the Victoria Nile, in Nwoya DistrictNwoya District
Nwoya District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most districts in Uganda, it is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Nwoya, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
. This location lies approximately 38 kilometres (23.6 mi), by road, south of Nwoya
Nwoya
Nwoya is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Nwoya District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, the location of the district headquarters. This location is within the confines of Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park is a national park in Uganda. The park lies in north western Uganda, spreading inland from the shore of Lake Albert around the Victoria Nile. It is named for the Murchison Falls waterfall, itself named for a president of the Royal Geographical Society...
. The approximate coordinates of the power station are:2° 21' 46.80"N, +31° 55' 12.00"E (Latitude:2.3630; Longitude:31.9200). The coordinates are estimates because the power station does not yet appear on most publicly available maps as of June 2011.
Overview
Ayago Power Station is a 600 MW hydroelectric power plant that will be constructed on the Victoria Nile, downstream of Karuma Power StationKaruma Power Station
-Location:The Power Station will be located at Karuma, on the Victoria Nile, at the present location of the Karuma Falls. This location is adjacent to the location where the Masindi-Gulu Highway, crosses the river Nile. It is approximately , by road, northeast of Masindi and approximately , by...
, but before the Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls, also known as Kabarega Falls, is a waterfall on the Nile. It breaks the Victoria Nile, which flows across northern Uganda from Lake Victoria to Lake Kyoga and then to the north end of Lake Albert in the western branch of the East African Rift....
. The project will be developed in two simultaneous phases, known as Ayago North (estimated capacity:350MW) and Ayago South (estimated capacity:250MW). The Ayago Power Station is one of three hydropower projects that have been earmarked for immediate development, together with Karuma Power Station
Karuma Power Station
-Location:The Power Station will be located at Karuma, on the Victoria Nile, at the present location of the Karuma Falls. This location is adjacent to the location where the Masindi-Gulu Highway, crosses the river Nile. It is approximately , by road, northeast of Masindi and approximately , by...
(600MW) and Isimba Power Station
Isimba Power Station
Isimba Power Station is a 140MW hydroelectric power project to be constructed in Uganda.-Location:The Power Station will be is located at the village of Isimba, on the Victoria Nile, in Kamuli District. The approximate coordinates of the power station are:0° 56' 24.00"N, 32° 57' 54.00"E...
(140MW), to mitigate the chroninic, recalcitrant power shortages that have plagued Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
since the 1990s, and to meet the projected national requirement of 1,130MW by 2023.
Construction costs
The Indian state-owned energy and manufacturing company BHEL, had estimated the cost of the project at about US$350 in 2007. But that was for a project with planned capacity of 200MW to 300MW. In 2008, the Government of JapanGovernment of Japan
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, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japan International Cooperation Agency
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance for the government of Japan...
(JICA
JICA
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), in collaboration with the Government of Uganda, began new preparations for fresh eviromental impact assessments, International bidding for a contractor and commitment as a lead funding source for the project. It is now anticipated that construction will start in 2013 and the new power station will be commissioned in 2018.
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See also
- List of power stations in Uganda
- List of hydropower stations in Africa
- List of hydroelectric power stations
- Nwoya DistrictNwoya DistrictNwoya District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most districts in Uganda, it is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Nwoya, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
- Northern Region, UgandaNorthern Region, UgandaNorthern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...