Waki Power Station
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Location
The power station will be located across the Waki River, in ButiabaButiaba
Butiaba, sometimes spelled as Butyaba, is a town in Western Uganda.-Location:Butiaba is situated on the eastern shores of Lake Albert, in Masindi District. It is located approximately , by road, west of the district headquarters at Masindi. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of...
, Masindi District
Masindi District
Masindi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Masindi, the location of the district headquarters. The region of the country in which the district is located is comparatively dry, but is fertile enough to support a...
, in Western Uganda
Western Region, Uganda
Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. This location lies near the eastern shores of Lake Albert, near the point where River Waki empties into the lake. Butiaba lies approximately 57 kilometres (35.4 mi), by road, west of Masindi
Masindi
Masindi is a town in Western Uganda, which lies on the road from Kampala to the Murchison Falls National Park. It is the 'chief town' of the Masindi District and the district headquarters are located there...
, the location of the district headquarters, and the nearest large town. The coordinates of the power station are:1° 38' 3.63"N, 31° 10' 15.74"E (Latitude:1.7660; Longitude:31.3660).
Overview
The Waki Hydropower Project, will be a run of the river, mini-hydropower installation, with installed capacity of 5 MW. The energy generated will be fed into the national electric grid via either an 11kV or a 22kV transmission line. Feasibility studies were initiated back in 1997. More recently, in 2006, SN Power Invest of NorwayNorway
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, carried out new feasibility studies on Waki and Buseruka
Buseruka Power Station
Buseruka Power Station is a 9.0 MW mini hydroelectric power project located across River Wambabya, in Buseruka Sub County, Hoima District, in Western Uganda.-Location:...
power projects. However, SN Power Invest abandoned the project and in 2008, the development license was re-allocted to Tronder Power Limited, also from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
However, Tronder Power Limited also pulled out of the deal and in 2010, the license for Waki Power Station was allocated to Hydromax. The power station will be owned and operated by Hydromax, a private energy investor, who is currently developing Buseruka Power Station
Buseruka Power Station
Buseruka Power Station is a 9.0 MW mini hydroelectric power project located across River Wambabya, in Buseruka Sub County, Hoima District, in Western Uganda.-Location:...
in Hoima District
Hoima District
Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima.-Location:...
. Construction is expected to begin in 2012, with commissioning anticipated in 2014.
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See also
- List of power stations in Uganda
- List of hydropower stations in Africa
- List of hydroelectric power stations
- Masindi DistrictMasindi DistrictMasindi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Masindi, the location of the district headquarters. The region of the country in which the district is located is comparatively dry, but is fertile enough to support a...
- Western Region, UgandaWestern Region, UgandaWestern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...