Bugoye Power Station
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Location
The power station is located across the Mubuku River, in Bugoye, Kasese DistrictKasese District
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kasese, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Kasese District is located along the Equator...
, in Western Uganda
Western Region, Uganda
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. This location lies in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. Bugoye lies approximately 19 kilometres (11.8 mi), by road, north of Kasese
Kasese
Kasese is a town in Western Uganda, lying north of Lake George. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the 'chief town' of Kasese District and the district headquarters are located there...
, the location of the district headquarters, and the nearest large city. The coordinates of the power station are: 00 18 00N, 30 06 02E (Latitude:0.3000; Longitude:30.1005).
Overview
The Bugoye Hydropower Project, is a run of the river mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 13 MW. The energy generated is fed into the national electric grid at Nkenda Substation, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Bugoye, via a 33kV transmission line.The power station is owned and operated by Tronder Power Limited, a Norwegian
Norway
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power company. Construction began in March 2008 and the plant was commissioned 19 months later in October 2009. Bugoye Power Station is the third mini-hydropower station on River Mubuku. The other two are Mubuku I Power Station
Mubuku I Power Station
-Location:The power station is located between Bugoye and Kitoko, across the Mubuku River, in Kasese District, in Western Uganda. This location lies in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kitoko lies approximately , by road, north...
, owned by Kilembe Mines Limited (KML), with installed capacity of 5 MW and Mubuku III Power Station
Mubuku III Power Station
-Location:The power station is located across the Mubuku River, in Mubuku, Kasese District, in Western Uganda. This location lies in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mubuku lies approximately , by road, north of Kasese, the...
, owned by Kasese Cobalt Company Limitd (KCCL), with installed capacity of 10 MW. In the literature, Bugoye Power Station is sometimes referred to as Mubuku II Power Station.
Construction costs
The estimated costs for the dam and power plant is approximately US$35 million. The funding was facilitated by a loan from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, (EAIF). This does not include the construction of a 33kV transmission power line linking the power station to the substation where the power is integrated into the national grid. The power line was funded by a grantGrant (money)
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from the Government of Norway to the Government of Uganda. By mutual consent between the two governments, Tronder Power Limited assumed the responsibility of developing, constructing, maintaining and servicing the power line.
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See also
- List of power stations in Uganda
- List of hydropower stations in Africa
- List of hydroelectric power stations
- Mubuku
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- KaseseKaseseKasese is a town in Western Uganda, lying north of Lake George. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the 'chief town' of Kasese District and the district headquarters are located there...
- Kasese DistrictKasese DistrictKasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kasese, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Kasese District is located along the Equator...
- Western Region, UgandaWestern Region, UgandaWestern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...